AUGUSTO ENRIQUE BRAZZINI, MD
Osteopathic Medicine at Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA
License number
Louisiana 13772R
Category
Osteopathic Medicine
Type
Cardiovascular Disease
Address
Address
1542 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone
(504) 568-4646
(504) 412-1860
(504) 412-1860
Professional information
Dr. Augusto E Brazzini, New Orleans LA - MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Specialties:
Internal Medicine
Address:
1542 Tulane Ave STE 212, New Orleans 70112
(504) 568-4646 (Phone)
(504) 568-4646 (Phone)
Languages:
English
Augusto Enrique Brazzini, New Orleans LA
Specialties:
Cardiologist
Address:
1340 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70112
Compressive Device For Percutaneous Treatment Of Obesity
US Patent:
2007006, Mar 15, 2007
Filed:
Jul 30, 2004
Appl. No.:
10/567199
Inventors:
Augusto Brazzini - New Orleans LA, US
David Kirsch - Jefferson LA, US
Wilfrido Castaneda-Zuniga - New Orleans LA, US
Horacio D'Agostino - Shreveport LA, US
David Kirsch - Jefferson LA, US
Wilfrido Castaneda-Zuniga - New Orleans LA, US
Horacio D'Agostino - Shreveport LA, US
International Classification:
A61M 29/00
US Classification:
606192000, 604909000
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for treating morbid obesity in mammals using a gastric reduction assembly that reduces the gastric volume of a stomach and induces early satiety. The gastric reduction assembly comprises at least two or more expandable devices, each able to be adjustably inflated with a fluid (e.g., a liquid or a gas) using a filling tube. In a preferred embodiment, the gastric reduction assembly is inserted through the abdominal wall and placed at a location exterior to the stomach body, avoiding an abdominal incision. Once positioned near the stomach body, the gastric reduction assembly allows for the external compression of the stomach body to limit food intake. The gastric reduction assembly also minimizes the potential for shifting of the expandable devices after insertion to the stomach body to revert to its pre-compressed state.