Method and apparatus for monitoring implantable device for urinary continence

An implantable device kit for controllable coaptation of a body lumen in tissue of a living body, comprising:

• a sensor probe including a probe front end and a sensor incorporated onto the probe front end;
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• an implantable device configured to control the coaptation of the body lumen, the implantable device including:
• an adjustable element including a continuous wall having an inner surface defining a chamber;
• an elongate conduit including a conduit peripheral surface, a conduit rear end, a conduit front end, a first conduit lumen, and a second conduit lumen, the conduit peripheral surface connected to and sealed to the adjustable element at or near the conduit front end, the first conduit lumen having a first opening at the conduit rear end and a second opening in fluid communication with the chamber, the second conduit lumen having an inlet configured to receive a portion of the sensor probe including the probe front end and an closed end at or near the conduit front end and is configured to allow the probe front to advance to the closed end;
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• a rear port connected to the conduit rear end and including a cavity in fluid communication with the first opening of the first conduit,
• wherein the sensor is configured to detect information indicative of at least one of a shape of the adjustable membrane element, a position of the adjustable membrane element, or a shape of the body lumen.

An implantable device configured to be implanted within body tissue adjacent to a body lumen for controllable coaptation of the body lumen, the implantable device comprising:

• an adjustable membrane element including a continuous wall having an inner surface defining a chamber:
• an elongate conduit including:
• a conduit peripheral surface connected to and sealed to the adjustable membrane element;
• a conduit rear end;
• a conduit front end;
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• a conduit lumen extending longitudinally in the conduit from a first opening at the rear end to a second opening in fluid communication with the chamber of the implantable device for adjustably expanding or contracting the adjustable membrane element by a flowable material introduced through the first opening;
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• one or more sensors incorporated into at least one of the adjustable membrane element or the elongate conduit and configured to detect information indicative of at least one of a shape of the adjustable membrane element, a position of the adjustable membrane element, or a shape of the body lumen.