Patent ID: 7014606

Claim:
An implantable device assembly, comprising: a push rod; and an implantable device adapted to control a coaptation of a body lumen, the implantable device comprising: an adjustable element including a continuous wall having an inner surface defining a chamber; and a tubular elongate body including a peripheral surface, a proximal end, a distal end, a first interior passageway, and a second interior passageway, the peripheral surface connected to and sealed to the adjustable element near the distal end, the first interior passageway having a first opening at the proximal end and a second opening in fluid communication with the chamber, the second interior passageway extending longitudinally within at least a portion of the tubular elongate body and configured to receive the push rod adapted to force a movement of the implantable device; and a sheath adapted to accommodate at least a portion of the implantable device.