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