Financings In Brief

TriVascular raises $60 million: European launch of the firm's Ovation abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft later this year will be aided by $60 million in new funding led by Pinnacle Ventures, including a "Series C" equity financing and growth capital venture debt, the firm announced July 12. The low-profile stent system is designed to expand the patient population suitable for endovascular aortic repair by addressing a wider range of diseased anatomy, the company explains. European study implants began last March to support a CE mark application, and the firm commenced its U.S. pivotal study in May. A 2008 spinout from Boston Scientific headquartered in Santa Rosa, Calif., TriVascular notes that it also is developing a version of Ovation for thoracic aortic aneurysms (1"The Gray Sheet" April 7, 2008)