Patent ID: 7455690

Claim:
A method for controlling the internal circumference of an anatomic orifice or lumen, comprising the steps of: introducing an adjustable implant device adjacent to an internal surface near said anatomic orifice or lumen, said implant device substantially defining a plane; securing the adjustable implant device to tissue adjacent said anatomic orifice or lumen, wherein said adjustable implant device comprises a docking mechanism configured to operably engage an adjustment tool to adjust size or shape of said adjustable implant device; and adjusting size or shape of said adjustable implant device using an adjustment tool operably engaged with said docking mechanism, wherein said adjustment tool has a proximal portion and a distal portion, and wherein, when operably engaged, at least the distal portion of said adjustment tool is disposed in a non-parallel orientation with respect to said plane defined by said implant device.