SafeHeal is a medical device company hedquartered in France developing Colovac, a device intended as an alternative to diverting ostomy in patients undergoing colorectal surgery.

Colovac is a flexible endoluminal bypass sheath designed to reduce the contact of fecal content at the anastomotic site following colorectal surgery. The device is placed endoluminally and is fully reversible. The device remains in place for approximately 10 days, until the body’s natural healing and tissue repair processes are complete, after which it is removed during an endoscopic procedure without the need for a second surgical intervention. This enables patients to resume their normal life without the stigma and complications associated with an ostomy procedure.

Colovac is available for sell in the EU. In the U.S., Colovac is limited by Federal law to investigational use.