Exhibit 32.2

                                  CERTIFICATION

I, John R. Judd, Chief Financial Officer of ATS Medical, Inc., certify, pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31,
2005 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: March 7, 2006


/s/ John R. Judd
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Name: John R. Judd
Title: Chief Financial Officer


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