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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2016-02-03</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001432732</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>TriVascular Technologies, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TRIV</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001356950</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Scopa James Paul</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O MPM ASSET MANAGEMENT</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>601 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 350</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94080</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2016-02-03</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>D</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1776692</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The shares were held as follows: 1,665,193 by MPM BioVentures IV-QP, L.P. (&quot;BV IV QP&quot;), 64,151 by MPM BioVentures IV GmbH &amp; Co. Beteiligungs KG (&quot;BV IV KG&quot;) and 47,348 by MPM Asset Management Investors BV4 LLC (&quot;AM BV4&quot;). MPM BioVentures IV GP LLC and MPM BioVentures IV LLC (&quot;BV LLC&quot;) are the direct and indirect general partners of BV IV QP and BV IV KG and BV LLC is the manager of AM BV4. The Reporting Person is a member of BV LLC. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These shares were disposed of pursuant to the merger agreement between the issuer and Endologix, Inc. (such transaction, the &quot;Merger&quot;).   In connection with the closing of the Merger, the reporting person received 0.631 share of Endologix common stock and $0.34 in cash for each share of issuer common stock held by such reporting person, for a total consideration of $4.95 per share based upon the closing price of Endologix common stock on February 2, 2016.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ James Paul Scopa</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-02-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
