SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) of the
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 14, 2010
AtriCure, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 000-51470 | 34-1940305 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
6217 Centre Park Drive West Chester, OH | 45069 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 755-4100
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On June 14, 2010, AtriCure, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it received clearance from the FDA for its AtriClip Gillinov-Cosgrove Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion system. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference in this Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 14, 2010 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ATRICURE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Julie A. Piton | |
| Julie A. Piton | ||
| Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: June 15, 2010