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): January 17, 2007
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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
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 17, 2007, Possis Medical, Inc., announced that Mercy Hospital in Coon
Rapids, Minnesota, was the first hospital to use its new AngioJet(R) Ultra
Thrombectomy System. 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 January 17, 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: January 17, 2006
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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 January 17, 2007, issued by Possis
                     Medical, Inc.