TriVascular CustomSeal for Ovation AAA Stent Grafts FDA Approved (VIDEO)
 

TriVascular CustomSeal for Ovation AAA Stent Grafts FDA Approved (VIDEO)
http://cdn.medgadget.com/wp-content/...ustom-seal.pnghttp://cdn.medgadget.com/wp-content/...tion-prime.pngTriVascular Tech**logies (Santa Rosa, CA) won FDA approval for the CustomSeal Tech**logy that’s used in placing the company’s Ovation stent grafts to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). The special polymer O-ring on the neck of the stent sits within the aorta, but does **t apply continuous pressure against the vessel’s walls to maintain a leak-proof seal.

In order to achieve this, after the delivery of the main part of the stent the O-ring*is filled with a polymer to match the patient’s aorta. Once cured, a process that’s **w 30% faster that’s to the customized polymer delivery, the rest of the stent graft can be deployed.

Here’s an animation demonstrating the Ovation Prime implantation procedure:





Flashbacks: TriVascular Ovation Prime Stent for AAA Gets U.S. Clearance…; TriVascular Ovation Abdominal Stent Graft System Receives Humanitarian Device Exemption…; TriVascular’s Ovation AAA Stent Gets Green Light in EU…

Info page: CustomSeal Tech**logy…

Press release: TriVascular An**unces FDA Approval of CustomSeal(TM) Tech**logy for the Ovation Prime(R) System…

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