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SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve at St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver

The SAPIEN 3 is a transcatheter aortic heart valve system used for TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) to treat severe aortic stenosis without open-heart surgery. FDA-approved for low-risk patients since August 2019, and approved for asymptomatic patients in May 2025. Includes SAPIEN 3 Ultra and SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA variants.

SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve by Edwards Lifesciences · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Surgical robots

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St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver (University of British Columbia) was a key site for the first-in-human SAPIEN 3 study. The 15-patient first-in-human feasibility study (Binder et al. 2013) was conducted there. SAPIEN 3 received expanded approval in Canada with St. Paul's as a leading site.

Safety record

No incidents on record for SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve at St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver.

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Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-09
Model
SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve
Company
Edwards Lifesciences
Location
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver
Status
operational
First seen
2013-01-01
ID
22b4c3ee-f91a-4250-ba71-778de364b134

Timeline

  1. Jan 2013
    First recorded
    SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve first documented operating at St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936879813002203
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: surgical

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Common questions

What is the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve deployment at St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver?
SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve, built by Edwards Lifesciences, is recorded as a deployment at St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver on the DEPLOY registry. Edwards Lifesciences operates the deployment directly.
Who operates SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve at St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver?
Edwards Lifesciences, the manufacturer of SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve deployment at St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2013 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve deployment at St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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