APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ATS MEDICAL, INC.
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(Name of Registrant)
Minnesota 41-1595629
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(State of Incorporation) (IRS employer identification number)
3905 Annapolis Lane
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55447
(612) 553-7736
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(Principal office address)
Filing Desk
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rules 477 and 478 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the undersigned, having power of attorney under the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 filed on August 6, 1997, File Number 333-33017 (the
"Registration Statement"), relating to common stock, par value $0.01 per share
(the "Common Stock"), of ATS Medical, Inc., being the agent for service of
process named in the Registration Statement and being an authorized
representative of ATS Medical, Inc., hereby requests that the Registration
Statement be withdrawn, effective immediately. The shares of Common Stock
registered pursuant to the above referenced Registration Statement are now
eligible for sale under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Therefore, ATS Medical, Inc. wishes to withdraw the Registration Statement
because the need for it no longer exists.
Please direct any questions to our counsel, Orlando A. Flores of Dorsey
& Whitney LLP at (612) 340-8745.
Dated: September 27, 1999
Respectfully yours,
/s/ John H. Jungbauer
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John H. Jungbauer
Chief Financial Officer