UNITED STATES
                       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): December 12, 2006
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                              POSSIS MEDICAL, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Minnesota                        0-944                    41-0783184
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(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                                            Identification No.)


9055 Evergreen Boulevard NW, Minneapolis, MN                    55433-8003
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(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 763-780-4555
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                                 Not Applicable
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure

Possis Medical, Inc., today announced the first human use of its GuardDOG(R)
Occlusion Guidewire. Designed to control blood flow through blood vessels during
peripheral endovascular procedures, GuardDOG is the industry's first occlusion
system to offer a 0.035"-based guidewire with a CO2-filled occlusion balloon. A
copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

[c]     Exhibits

99.1    Press Release, dated December 12, 2006, issued by Possis Medical, Inc.


                                   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.

Possis Medical, Inc.
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(Registrant)

Date: December 12, 2006


By: /s/ Jules L. Fisher
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   Jules L. Fisher
   Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.     Description
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99.1            Press Release, dated December 12, 2006, issued by Possis
                Medical, Inc.