EXHIBIT 11.1 ECLIPSE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF NET LOSS PER SHARE (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, ----------------------- 1996 1995 1994 ---- ---- ---- Weighted Average common shares outstanding for the period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,078 10,470 10,231 Common equivalent shares pursuant to Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 950 2,295 2,295 -------- -------- -------- Shares used in per share calculation . . . . . . . . . . . 15,028 12,765 12,526 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $(4,156) $(2,426) $(1,982) -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Net loss per share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (0.28) $ (0.19) $ (0.16) -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- There is no difference between primary and fully diluted loss per share for each period presented. 47