Patent ID: 7771346

Claim:
An implantable device assembly, comprising: an implantable device adapted to control 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, and an interior passageway, the peripheral surface connected to and sealed to the adjustable element near the distal end, the interior passageway having a first opening at the proximal end and a second opening in fluid communication with the chamber; and a sleeve includes a wall, a proximal end, and a distal end, the wall including an inner surface that permits at least a portion of the sleeve to be positioned around the peripheral surface of the tubular elongate body, the distal end configured to abut a portion of the adjustable element, the sleeve having a stiffness sufficient to allow a force applied at the proximal end of the sleeve to move the implantable device.