In fact, many investors may be disappointed by the higher risk of stroke with Sapien.
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Shares in Edwards Lifesciences have risen 70% this year on high expectations for Sapien.
The manufacturer of Sapien, Edwards Lifesciences, has played a quiet role in these proceedings so far.
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Sapien made of coiled steel, like the stents used to prop open clogged heart arteries, and flaps of cow tissue.
The device, called Sapien and made by Edwards Lifesciences of Irvine, Calif.
Abe Sapien, who is played by Doug Jones with a delicate whiff of C-3PO whimsy, is a bright conceit that turns ever so slightly dull.
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Investors widely expected Sapien to be as good as surgery.
The creation of the registry is a response to the concern expressed by panel members at the FDA advisory panel last summer for the Edwards Sapien device that excessive enthusiasm for the device might cause a stampede of early usage.
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