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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM ECLIPSE
SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FORM 10-Q, 06/30/97 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS 
ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 
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