A gastric restrictor assembly for positioning within the digestive tract,
e.g., stomach, of a patient to treat obesity is disclosed. The gastric
restrictor assembly includes an attachment mechanism for attaching the
assembly within a body lumen and a valve assembly for adjusting the
diameter of a throughbore defined by valve assembly. The gastric
restrictor includes first and second actuators which can be actuated
transorally for operating the attachment mechanism and the valve
assembly.