Device for use with body tissue sphincters

An implantable device for implantation around a body tissue structure comprising:

• a plurality of bodies arranged in a series and interconnected forming one continuous structure of a single pliable material;
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• wherein the one continuous structure is configured to be applied to an exterior surface of the body tissue structure and at least one of the plurality of bodies is configured to rotate radially outward relative to an adjacent body of the plurality of bodies in response to a radially outward force applied to the one continuous structure.

An implantable device for implantation around a body tissue comprising:

• a plurality of bodies formed from a pliable material, wherein two or more bodies of the plurality of bodies are interconnected and form a continuous structure of a single material and having a first end and a second end;
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• wherein one or more of the plurality of bodies are configured to move radially outward about an axis in response to a radially outward force acting thereon when the continuous structure is implanted around a body tissue.