CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS INC
10-Q, 1997-11-07
ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS
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                                    UNITED STATES
                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C.  20549
                                           
                                           
                                      Form 10-Q
                                           
                                           
 X   Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
- ---  Exchange Act of 1934.
    
     For the quarterly period ended September 26, 1997 or

     Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
- ---  Exchange Act of 1934.
     For the transition period from ___________ to ____________.


                                Commission File Number
                                       0-27880
                                           
                                           
                             CardioThoracic Systems, Inc.
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                (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
                                           
                                           
                 Delaware                           94-3228757
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         (State or Other Jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer
         Incorporation or Organization)         Identification No.)


       10600 N. Tantau Ave., Cupertino, CA               95014-0739
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     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)            (Zip Code)

    Registrant's telephone, including area code: (408) 342-1700

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports 
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the 
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to 
such requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes     X     No
                                              -------      -------
                                           
As of November 4, 1997, there were 13,651,875 shares of the Registrant's 
Common Stock outstanding.


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                          CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC.
                                    INDEX
                                           

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                   PAGE NO.
                                                                 --------

    Item 1.  Financial Statements

               Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of 
                 September 26, 1997 and December 31, 1996            3

               Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations 
                 for the three and nine months ended 
                 September 26, 1997 and September 30, 1996           4
                      
               Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
                 for the nine months ended September 26, 1997 
                 and September 30, 1996                              5

               Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial 
                 Statements                                          6
    

    Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
              Condition and Results of Operations                    10


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION                                          21

SIGNATURES                                                           25

EXHIBIT INDEX                                                        26


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Item 1. Financial Statements


                        CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC.
                    CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS


                                                September 26,  December 31,
                                                    1997           1996
                                               -------------- -------------
                                                (unaudited)
                                ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                    $  4,806,000   $  5,184,000 
  Available-for-sale securities                  32,238,000     42,608,000
  Trade accounts receivable, net                  1,091,000        133,000
  Notes receivable from officers                    115,000        115,000
  Inventories, net                                1,184,000        220,000
  Interest receivable                               967,000        946,000
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets         623,000        124,000
                                               -------------  -------------
     Total current assets                        41,024,000     49,330,000

Property and equipment, net                       3,459,000      2,494,000

Available-for-sale securities                    27,736,000     30,665,000
Notes receivable from officers                    1,073,000      1,157,000
Other assets                                         52,000         45,000 
                                               -------------  -------------
     Total assets                              $ 73,344,000   $ 83,691,000 
                                               -------------  -------------
                                               -------------  -------------

                    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
  Equipment note, current portion              $    287,000   $    136,000 
  Accounts payable                                1,121,000        831,000 
  Accrued liabilities                             3,021,000      2,343,000
                                               -------------  -------------
     Total current liabilities                    4,429,000      3,310,000

Bank borrowings                                   1,625,000        425,000
Equipment note, less current portion              1,210,000        703,000
                                               -------------  -------------
Total liabilities                                 7,264,000      4,438,000
                                               -------------  -------------

Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock, par value $0.001                     14,000         13,000
  Additional paid-in capital                    102,863,000    102,040,000
  Deferred compensation                          (4,257,000)    (5,742,000)
  Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale
   securities                                       (49,000)        17,000 
  Accumulated deficit                           (32,491,000)   (17,075,000)
                                               -------------  -------------
Total stockholders' equity                       66,080,000     79,253,000
                                               -------------  -------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity     $ 73,344,000   $ 83,691,000 
                                               -------------  -------------
                                               -------------  -------------

See accompanying notes.
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                        CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC.
              CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Three Months Ended                         Nine Months Ended
                                            September 26, 1997   September 30, 1996   September 26, 1997   September 30, 1996
                                            ------------------   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
<S>                                         <C>                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>
Net sales                                       $ 1,629,000                              $  6,577,000     
Cost of sales                                     1,115,000          $   213,000            4,331,000        $    213,000 
                                            ------------------   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
Gross profit                                        514,000             (213,000)           2,246,000            (213,000)
                                            ------------------   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
                                                                                                          
Operating expenses:                                                                                       
   Research and development                       2,832,000            3,131,000            7,279,000           8,280,000 
   Sales, marketing, general and adm.             4,499,000            2,071,000           13,305,000           4,659,000
                                            ------------------   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
     Total operating expenses                     7,331,000            5,202,000           20,584,000          12,939,000
                                            ------------------   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
                                                                                                          
Loss from operations                             (6,817,000)          (5,415,000)         (18,338,000)        (13,152,000)
                                                                                                          
Interest income, net                                920,000            1,097,000            2,922,000           1,989,000
                                            ------------------   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
                                                                                                          
Net loss                                        $(5,897,000)         $(4,318,000)        $(15,416,000)       $ (11,163,000)
                                            ------------------   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
                                            ------------------   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
                                                                                                          
Net loss per share                                 $  (0.44)         $     (0.33)        $      (1.15)       $       (0.98)
                                            ------------------   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
                                            ------------------   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
                                                                                                          
Shares used in computing                                                                                  
     net loss per share                          13,528,000           12,966,000           13,456,000           11,419,000
                                            ------------------   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
                                            ------------------   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes.

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                        CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC.
              CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   Nine Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                                   September 26, 1997    September 30, 1996 
                                                   ------------------    ------------------ 
<S>                                                <C>                   <C>                
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  Net Loss                                             $ (15,416,000)       $  (11,163,000)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
   net cash used in operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                            761,000               114,000
    Amortization of notes receivable from officer             84,000
    Amortization of deferred compensation                  1,695,000             5,063,000
    Allowance for bad debts and product returns              170,000  
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
      Notes receivable from officers                                            (1,100,000)
      Trade accounts receivable                           (1,128,000)
      Inventory                                             (964,000)
      Interest receivable                                    (21,000)
      Prepaid expenses and other current assets             (499,000)             (145,000)
      Other assets                                            (7,000)              (52,000)
      Accounts payable                                       290,000               487,000
      Accrued liabilities                                    678,000             1,725,000
                                                   ------------------    ------------------ 
        Net cash used in operating activities            (14,357,000)           (5,071,000)
                                                   ------------------    ------------------ 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Purchases of property and equipment                     (1,726,000)           (2,155,000)
  Purchase of available-for-sale securities              (50,679,000)          (32,408,000)
  Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale
    securities                                            63,912,000             2,583,000
                                                   ------------------    ------------------ 
        Net cash provided by (used in) investing
          activities                                      11,507,000           (31,980,000)
                                                   ------------------    ------------------ 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Proceeds from equipment note                             1,083,000
  Bank borrowings                                          1,200,000
  Repayment of equipment note                               (425,000)              
  Proceeds from issuance of convertible preferred                             
     stock                                                                         996,000
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock                     614,000            84,236,000
                                                   ------------------    ------------------ 
        Net cash provided by financing activities          2,472,000            85,232,000
                                                   ------------------    ------------------ 

    Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash 
      equivalents                                           (378,000)           48,181,000

    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of 
      period                                               5,184,000               712,000
                                                   ------------------    ------------------ 
    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period         $   4,806,000        $   48,893,000
                                                   ------------------    ------------------ 
                                                   ------------------    ------------------ 
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes.
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                             CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC.
                 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  September 26, 1997
                                     (Unaudited)
                                           
Note 1.  Basis of Presentation

    The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form
10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of
the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting
principles for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a
fair presentation have been included.

    The operating results of the interim periods presented are not necessarily
indicative of the results for the year ending January 2, 1998 or for any other
interim period.  The accompanying financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year
ended December 31, 1996 included in the Company's Form 10-K  filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

Note 2.  Formation and Business of the Company

    CardioThoracic Systems, Inc. (the Company) was incorporated on June 15,
1995 and subsequently acquired all of the intellectual property assets of its
predecessor, Informed Creation, a sole proprietorship which was formed on
November 3, 1993, and expensed the purchase price to research and development as
purchased in process research and development technology.  The Company designs,
develops, manufactures and markets surgical products and systems for minimally
invasive cardiothoracic surgery.  

Note 3.  Change in Fiscal Year-End

    In January 1997, the Company changed its financial reporting year from a
fiscal year of twelve calendar months ending on December 31 to a fiscal year of
52 or 53 weeks ending on the Friday closest to December 31.  Accordingly, fiscal
year 1997 will end on January 2, 1998.


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                             CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC.
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
                                  September 26, 1997
                                     (Unaudited)
                                           
Note 4.  Available-for-Sale Securities

    The Company has classified its investments as available-for-sale 
securities.  Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value with 
unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported as a separate component of 
stockholders' equity.  The amortized cost of available-for-sale debt 
securities is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and the accretion of 
discounts to maturity.  Such amortization is included in interest income.  
Realized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be other than 
temporary on available-for-sale securities are included in interest income.  
The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method.

    At September 26, 1997, available-for-sale securities consist of the
following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       Amortized      Unrealized      Unrealized    Estimated
                                          Cost           Gains          Losses      Fair Value 
                                      -----------     ----------      ----------   -----------
<S>                                   <C>             <C>             <C>          <C>
    U.S. Gov't notes and bonds        $ 1,836,000     $   14,000      $       -    $ 1,850,000
    Gov't agency notes and bonds        6,495,000          9,000              -      6,504,400
    Corporate notes and bonds          51,692,000         33,000       (105,000)    51,620,000
                                      -----------     ----------      ----------   -----------
                                      $60,023,000     $   56,000      $(105,000)   $59,974,000
                                      -----------     ----------      ----------   -----------
                                      -----------     ----------      ----------   -----------
</TABLE>

    At December 31, 1996, available-for-sale securities consist of the 
following:
                                                                               
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       Amortized      Unrealized      Unrealized    Estimated
                                          Cost           Gains          Losses      Fair Value 
                                      -----------     ----------      ----------   -----------
<S>                                   <C>             <C>             <C>          <C>
    U.S. Gov't notes and bonds        $15,710,000      $  47,000      $  (3,000)   $15,754,000
    Gov't agency notes and bonds       12,032,000          1,000        (15,000)    12,018,000
    Corporate notes and bonds          45,514,000              -        (13,000)    45,501,000
                                      -----------     ----------      ----------   -----------
                                      $73,256,000      $  48,000      $ (31,000)   $73,273,000
                                      -----------     ----------      ----------   -----------
                                      -----------     ----------      ----------   -----------
</TABLE>

    Available-for-sale securities by contractual maturity at September 26, 1997
are shown below:

                                       Amortized      Estimated
                                          Cost       Fair Value 
                                      -----------    -----------
    Less than one year                $32,228,000    $32,238,000
    Due in one to two years            27,795,000     27,736,000
                                      -----------    -----------
                                      $60,023,000    $59,974,000
                                      -----------    -----------
                                      -----------    -----------


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                             CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC.
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
                                  September 26, 1997
                                     (Unaudited)
                                           
Note 5.  Inventories

    Inventories, net consist of the following:

                                      September 26,   December 31,
                                           1997           1996     
                                      -------------   ------------
         Raw materials                $   399,000     $   87,000
         Work-in-process                  689,000        127,000 
         Finished goods                    96,000          6,000
                                      -----------     ----------
                                      $ 1,184,000     $  220,000
                                      -----------     ----------
                                      -----------     ----------

Note 6.  Net Loss Per Share

    Except as noted below, net loss per share is computed using the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding.  Common equivalent shares from
stock options and convertible preferred stock are excluded from the computation
as their effect is antidilutive except that, pursuant to the Securities and
Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletins, common and common equivalent
shares issued during the period beginning twelve months prior to the Company's
April 1996 initial public offering at prices substantially below the initial
public offering price have been included in the calculation as if they were
outstanding for all periods presented prior to the effective date of the
Company's initial public offering (using the treasury stock method at the
initial offering price for stock options and the if-converted method for
convertible preferred stock).


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                         CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC.
      NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
                               September 26, 1997
                                  (Unaudited)
                                           

Note 7.  Recent Accounting Pronouncements

    During February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
Statement No. 128 (SFAS 128) "Earnings Per Share", and in March 1997 issued
Statement No. 129 (SFAS 129) "Disclosures of Information about Capital
Structure", both of which specify the computation, presentation and disclosure
requirements for Earnings per Share.  SFAS 128 and SFAS 129 will become
effective for the Company's 1998 fiscal year.  The Company is currently studying
the implications of these statements and has not yet determined the impact of
adopting such statements on the Company's financial statements.

    In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No.
130 (SFAS 130) "Reporting Comprehensive Income."  SFAS No. 130 establishes
standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income and its
components in a full set of general purpose financial statements.  Comprehensive
income is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during a
period from transactions and other events and circumstances from nonowner
sources.  The impact of adopting SFAS No. 130, which is effective for the
Company in 1998, has not been determined.

    In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No.
131 (FASB 131) "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information".  SFAS No. 131 requires publicly-held companies to report financial
and other information about key revenue-producing segments of the entity for
which such information is available and is utilized by the chief operating
decision maker.  Specific information to be reported for individual segments
includes profit or loss, certain revenue and expense items and total assets.  A
reconciliation of segment financial information to amounts reported in the
financial statements would be provided.  SFAS No. 131 is effective for the
Company in 1998 and the impact of adoption has not been determined.


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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and 
         Results of Operations

    The following discussion of the financial condition and results of 
operations of CardioThoracic Systems, Inc. ("CTS" or the "Company") should be 
read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and the related Notes 
thereto included herein.  The following Management's Discussion and Analysis 
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking 
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1993 
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The Company's actual 
results of operations could differ materially from those anticipated by such 
forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those 
set forth below and under "Factors Affecting Operating Results".

OVERVIEW

    The business of the Company was commenced in November 1993 as a sole 
proprietorship, Informed Creation, and the business was engaged primarily in 
organizational, research and product development efforts. In June 1995, the 
business was incorporated and as part of the Company's initial financing in 
September 1995 the Company acquired all intellectual property assets of 
Informed Creation, the sole proprietorship.  In April 1996, the Company 
raised approximately $84.2 million through the initial public offering of its 
Common Stock.
    
    Since inception, the Company has been engaged in the development of 
instruments and systems designed to allow the majority of cardiothoracic 
surgeons, using their existing skills coupled with Company-sponsored 
training, to perform Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass 
("MIDCAB") surgery, a revascularization procedure performed on a beating 
heart.  In December 1996, the Company held its first Comprehensive Optimal 
Revascularization (COR) training program and commenced shipments of the CTS 
MIDCAB System.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three and nine months ended September 26, 1997 compared to the three and nine 
months ended September 30, 1996. 
    
    Net sales of $1.6 million and $6.6 million in the three and nine months 
ended September 26, 1997, respectively, were primarily the result of 
shipments of the CTS MIDCAB System.  There were no sales in the three and 
nine months ended September 30, 1996.

    Cost of sales increased to $1.1 million and $4.3 million in the three and 
nine months ended September 26, 1997 compared to $213,000 in the same periods 
last year.  These increases are primarily the result of material costs 
associated with products sold, a significant increase in personnel and other 
costs associated with the commencement of manufacturing and assembly 
operations, manufacturing engineering and support functions, and a materials 
procurement and handling function.

    Research and development expenses for the three and nine months ended 
September 26, 1997 were $2.8 million and $7.3 million, respectively compared 
to $3.1 million and $8.3 million for the three and nine months ended 
September 30, 1996, respectively.  These decreases were due to a reduction in 
the charge for amortization of deferred compensation, offset somewhat by an 
increase in research and development staff, patent legal costs, facility 
costs and increased expenditures related to the continuing development of the 
instruments associated with the ACCESS MV System, Saphenous 

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Vein Harvesting System and valve products. The Company expects that research 
and development expenses will increase throughout 1997 as the Company expands 
its research and development activities related to the Saphenous Vein 
Harvesting System, valve repair and replacement and other research efforts.  
The Company has entered into development and licensing agreements, and 
expects to enter into additional agreements in the future, that require 
milestone payments which are tied to certain events.  The timing of these 
milestone payments are uncertain and could have a material impact on the 
operating results in the quarter in which they are expensed. During the third 
quarter of 1997 the Company spent $250,000 for the right to acquire certain 
intellectual property.

    Marketing, general and administrative expenses increased to $4.5 million 
and $13.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 26, 1997, 
respectively compared to $2.1 million and $4.7 million for the three and nine 
months ended September 30, 1996, respectively. These increases were due 
primarily to the hiring of marketing and administrative personnel and 
consultants, the Company's COR training programs, promotional efforts to 
increase market awareness of the Company and the MIDCAB procedure, German 
sales and marketing costs, higher facility costs and establishing the 
Company's administrative infrastructure.  The Company expects that sales and 
marketing and administrative expenses will continue to increase throughout 
1997 as the Company builds its sales and marketing and administrative 
organizations, develops and sponsors surgeon training programs, establishes 
financial and management information and control systems, and makes 
expenditures to increase market awareness of the MIDCAB procedure and the 
Company's products.

    The Company has recorded deferred compensation of $14.0 million for the 
difference between the option exercise price or restricted stock purchase 
price and the deemed fair value of the Company's Common Stock for options 
granted and restricted stock sold in 1995 and early 1996.  The deferred 
compensation is being amortized to operating expenses over the related 
vesting period of the shares (one to four years) and will, therefore, 
continue to have an adverse effect on the Company's results of operations.  
Amortization of deferred compensation charged to operating expenses in the 
three and nine months ended September 26, 1997 totaled $560,000 and $1.7 
million, respectively compared to $1.7 million and $5.1 million for the same 
periods last year, respectively.

    Net interest income decreased to $920,000 for the three months ended 
September 26, 1997 compared to $1.1 million in the same period last year.  
The decrease is due to lower average cash and investment balances during the 
period. Net interest income for the nine months ended September 26, 1997 
increase to $2.9 million compared to $2.0 million for the nine months ended 
September 30, 1996.  The increase was primarily due to the interest received 
on higher average cash and investment balances during this period resulting 
from the completion of the Company's initial public offering in April 1996.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

    Since inception, the Company has financed operations primarily from the 
sale of equity securities.  As of September 26, 1997, the Company had raised 
approximately $89.9 million (net of stock issuance costs) from the sale of 
equity securities.  As of September 26, 1997, cash, cash equivalents and 
available-for-sale securities totaled $64.8 million.  The Company's cash used 
in operations was $14.4 million for the nine months ended September 26, 1997, 
reflecting expenditures made primarily to increase research and development, 
to commence marketing and sales activities, and to support its administrative 
infrastructure.  The Company also spent $1.7 million for the purchases of 
property and equipment in the nine months ended September 26, 1997.


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    The Company plans to finance its operations principally from existing 
cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale securities and interest 
thereon, product revenues and, to the extent available, lines of credit.  The 
Company currently has no lines of credit.  The Company believes that its 
existing cash balances and available-for-sale securities and interest thereon 
and product revenues will be sufficient to fund its operations through 1999.  
The Company's capital requirements, and the availability of product revenues, 
depend on numerous factors, including the progress of the Company's product 
development programs, the receipt of and the time required to obtain 
regulatory clearances or approvals, the resources the Company devotes to 
developing, manufacturing and marketing its products, the extent to which the 
Company's products receive market acceptance, and other factors.  The Company 
expects to devote substantial capital resources to research and development, 
to hire and develop a direct sales force in the United States and Germany and 
to expand manufacturing capacity and facilities.  The timing and amount of 
such capital requirements cannot be accurately predicted.  Consequently, the 
Company may be required to raise additional funds through public or private 
financing, collaborative relationships or other arrangements.  There can be 
no assurance that the Company will not require additional funding or that 
such additional funding, if needed, will be available on terms attractive to 
the Company, or at all, which could have a material adverse effect on the 
Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.  Any 
additional equity financing may be dilutive to stockholders, and debt 
financing, if available, may involve restrictive convenants.

    At September 26, 1997, the Company had approximately $21.5 million in 
federal and in state net operating loss carryforwards, which will expire 
beginning in the years 2010 and 2003, respectively.  Utilization of federal 
income tax carryforwards is subject to certain limitations under Section 382 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  These annual limitations may result in 
expiration of net operating losses and research and development credits 
before they can be fully utilized.

    During February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued 
Statement No. 128 (SFAS 128) "Earnings Per Share", and in March 1997 issued 
Statement No. 129 (SFAS 129) "Disclosures of Information about Capital 
Structure", both of which specify the computation, presentation and 
disclosure requirements for Earnings per Share.  SFAS 128 and SFAS 129 will 
become effective for the Company's 1998 fiscal year.  The Company is 
currently studying the implications of these statements and has not yet 
determined the impact of adopting such statements on the Company's financial 
statements.

    In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement 
No. 130 (SFAS 130), "Reporting Comprehensive Income."  SFAS No. 130 
establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income 
and its components in a full set of general purpose financial statements.  
Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity of a business 
enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and 
circumstances from nonowner sources.  The impact of adopting SFAS No. 130, 
which is effective for the Company in 1998, has not been determined.

    In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement 
No. 131 (FASB 131) "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related 
Information".  SFAS No. 131 requires publicly-held companies to report 
financial and other information about key revenue-producing segments of the 
entity for which such information is available and is utilized by the chief 
operating decision maker.  Specific information to be reported for individual 
segments includes profit or loss, certain revenue and expense items and total 
assets.  A reconciliation of segment financial information to amounts 
reported in the financial statements would be provided.  SFAS No. 131 is 
effective for the Company in 1998 and the impact of adoption has not been 
determined.


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FACTORS AFFECTING OPERATING RESULTS

    This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements 
which involve risks and uncertainties.  The Company's actual results could 
differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements 
as a result of certain factors including those set forth in the following 
risk factors and elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
    
    LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY; HISTORY OF LOSSES AND EXPECTATION OF FUTURE 
LOSSES.  The Company has a limited operating history upon which evaluation of 
its prospects can be made. Such prospects must be considered in light of the 
substantial risks, expenses and difficulties encountered by entrants into the 
medical device industry, which is characterized by an increasing number of 
participants, intense competition and a high failure rate. To date, the 
Company has engaged primarily in organizational and research and product 
development efforts, and a number of the Company's key management and 
technical personnel have only recently joined the Company.  The Company has 
only recently generated revenues and has very limited experience in 
manufacturing, marketing or selling the CTS MIDCAB System. The Company has 
experienced operating losses since its inception, and, as of September 26, 
1997, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $32.5 million. 
The development and commercialization of the Company's products will require 
substantial development, regulatory, sales and marketing, manufacturing and 
other expenditures. The Company expects its operating losses to continue at 
least through 1998 as it continues to expend substantial resources to 
continue development of the Company's products, obtain additional regulatory 
clearances or approvals, build its marketing, sales, manufacturing and 
finance organizations and conduct further research and development. There can 
be no assurance that the Company's products will ever gain commercial 
acceptance or that the Company will ever generate revenues or achieve 
profitability.

    HIGHLY COMPETITIVE MARKET; RISK OF ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES; RISK OF REUSE. 
The medical device industry and the market for treatment of cardiovascular 
disease, in particular, are characterized by rapidly evolving technology and 
intense competition. A number of competitors, including Johnson & Johnson, 
Boston Scientific Corporation, Cordis Corporation, Guidant Corporation and 
Medtronic, Inc., are currently marketing stents, catheters, lasers, drugs and 
other less invasive means of treating cardiovascular disease. Many of these 
less invasive treatments, as well as coronary artery bypass graft ("CABG") 
surgery, are widely accepted in the medical community and have a long history 
of safe and effective use. Many of the Company's competitors have 
substantially greater capital resources, name recognition and expertise in 
and resources devoted to research and development, manufacturing and 
marketing and obtaining regulatory clearances or approvals than does the 
Company. Furthermore, competition in the emerging market for minimally 
invasive cardiothoracic surgery is intense and is expected to increase. 
Heartport, Inc., Medtronic, Inc., Baxter International, Guidant Corporation 
Genzyme Corp, Johnson & Johnson and United States Surgical Corp. are 
marketing or have announced that they are developing products to be used in 
minimally invasive coronary bypass procedures. There can be no assurance that 
the MIDCAB procedure will replace any current treatments. Additionally, even 
if it is widely adopted, there can be no assurance that the Company's 
competitors will not succeed in developing or marketing alternative 
procedures and technologies or competing devices to perform the same 
procedure or therapeutic drugs that are more effective than the Company's 
products or that render the Company's products or technologies obsolete or 
not competitive. In addition, there can be no assurance that existing 
products for other surgical uses will not be used in MIDCAB procedures. 
Furthermore, sales of the CTS MIDCAB System could be adversely affected by 
reuse of the Company's products, notwithstanding the instructions in the 
Company's clinical protocols and product labeling indicating that each of the 
components of the CTS MIDCAB System is a single-use device.  Such competition 
or reuse could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, 
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condition and results of operations.
    
    UNCERTAINTY OF CLINICAL ADOPTION OF MIDCAB PROCEDURE.  The Company's CTS 
MIDCAB System is designed to enable the majority of cardiothoracic surgeons, 
using their existing skills coupled with Company sponsored training, to 
perform the Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass ("MIDCAB") 
procedure. Accordingly, the Company's success is dependent upon acceptance of 
the MIDCAB procedure by the medical community as a reliable, safe and cost 
effective alternative to existing treatments for revascularizing blocked 
coronary arteries. To date, the MIDCAB procedure has only been performed on a 
limited basis by a small number of highly skilled cardiothoracic surgeons. Of 
the procedures performed to date, the vast majority have been performed on a 
single artery, typically the left anterior descending artery ("LAD") or, in 
substantially fewer instances, the right coronary artery ("RCA"), and an 
extremely limited number have been performed on the circumflex artery. A 
significant percentage of CABG procedures are performed on multiple vessels. 
To date, multiple vessel MIDCAB procedures have only been performed on an 
extremely limited basis, and there can be no assurance that the MIDCAB 
procedure will be effectively utilized for multiple bypasses on a more 
frequent basis. The Company is unable to predict how quickly, if at all, the 
MIDCAB procedure will be adopted by the medical community or, if it is 
adopted, the number of MIDCAB procedures that will be performed. The medical 
conditions that can be treated with the MIDCAB procedure can also be treated 
by widely accepted surgical procedures such as CABG surgery and 
catheter-based treatments, including balloon angioplasty, atherectomy and 
coronary stenting. Broad-based clinical adoption of the MIDCAB procedure will 
not occur until physicians determine that the procedure is an attractive 
alternative to current treatments for coronary artery disease.     

     The Company believes that physician endorsements will be essential for 
clinical adoption of this procedure, and there can be no assurance that any 
such endorsements will be obtained in a timely manner, if at all. Clinical 
adoption will also depend upon the Company's ability to facilitate training 
of cardiothoracic surgeons to perform minimally invasive bypass surgery on a 
beating heart, and the willingness of such surgeons to perform such a 
procedure. Patient acceptance of the procedure will depend in part upon 
physician recommendations as well as other factors, including the degree of 
invasiveness, the effectiveness of the procedure and rate and severity of 
complications associated with the procedure as compared to other treatments. 
Even if the clinical efficacy of the MIDCAB procedure is established, 
physicians may elect not to recommend the procedure unless acceptable 
reimbursement from health care payors is available. Health care payor 
acceptance may require evidence of the cost effectiveness of the MIDCAB 
procedure as compared to other currently available treatments. There can be 
no assurance that the MIDCAB procedure will gain clinical adoption. Failure 
of the MIDCAB procedure to achieve significant clinical adoption would have a 
material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and 
results of operations.
    
    DEPENDENCE ON THE CTS  MIDCAB SYSTEM; UNCERTAINTY OF MARKET ACCEPTANCE OF 
THE CTS MIDCAB SYSTEM.  The CTS MIDCAB System is expected to account for the 
great majority of the Company's revenues for the foreseeable future.  The 
Company has only recently commenced sales of  the CTS MIDCAB System, and 
there can be no assurance that market acceptance and demand for the CTS 
MIDCAB System will be sufficient to allow profitable operations. Failure of 
the CTS MIDCAB System to be successfully commercialized would have a material 
adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of 
operations.
    
    DEPENDENCE ON REGULATORY APPROVALS.  The design, manufacturing, labeling, 
distribution and marketing of the Company's products and products under 
development will be subject to extensive and rigorous government regulation 
in the United States and certain other countries where the process of 
obtaining and maintaining required regulatory clearance or approvals is 
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uncertain. In order for the Company to market certain of its products under 
development in the United States, the Company must obtain clearance or 
approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"). There 
can be no assurance that the FDA will act favorably or quickly on the 
Company's pending or future 510(k) submissions, or that significant 
difficulties and costs will not be encountered by the Company in its efforts 
to obtain FDA clearance or approval. Any such difficulties could delay or 
preclude obtaining regulatory clearance or approval.  In addition, there can 
be no assurance that the FDA will not impose strict labeling or other 
requirements as a condition of its 510(k) clearance, any of which could limit 
the Company's ability to market its products. Further, if the Company wishes 
to modify a product after FDA clearance of a 510(k) premarket notification or 
approval of a PMA, including changes in indications or other modifications 
that could affect safety and efficacy, additional clearances or approvals 
will be required from the FDA. Failure to receive, or delays in receipt of, 
FDA clearances or approvals, including delays resulting from an FDA request 
for clinical trials or additional data as a prerequisite to clearance or 
approval, or any FDA conditions that limit the ability of the Company to 
market its products, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's 
business, financial condition and results of operations.
    
    In order for the Company to market its products in Europe and certain 
other international jurisdictions, the Company and its distributors and 
agents must obtain required regulatory registrations or approvals and 
otherwise comply with extensive regulations regarding safety, efficacy and 
quality. These regulations, including the requirements for registrations or 
approvals and the time required for regulatory review, vary from country to 
country. There can be no assurance that the Company will obtain regulatory 
registrations or approvals in such countries or that it will not be required 
to incur significant costs in obtaining or maintaining its foreign regulatory 
registrations or approvals. Delays in receipt of registrations or approvals 
to market the Company's products, failure to receive these registrations or 
approvals, or future loss of previously received registrations or approvals 
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial 
condition and results of operations.
    
    The European Union has promulgated rules that require that medical 
products receive by mid-1998 the right to affix the CE mark, an international 
symbol of adherence to quality assurance standards and compliance with 
applicable European medical device directives. In order to obtain the right 
to affix the CE mark to its future products, the Company must maintain its 
quality assurance system (i.e. ISO 9000 series). Certification to ISO 9001 
was granted by a Notified Body after an inspection and audit of the Company's 
quality system.  Additionally, the Company may need to submit design dossiers 
or technical files to the Notified Body and receive approval from the 
Notified Body before affixing the CE mark to new products. Delays in receipt 
of the CE mark for the Company's products, failure to receive the CE mark, or 
future loss of previously received CE marks or ISO 9001 certification could 
have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition 
and results of operations
    
    CONTINUING GOVERNMENT REGULATION.  Regulatory clearances or approvals, if 
granted, may include significant limitations on the indicated uses for which 
the products may be marketed. FDA enforcement policy strictly prohibits the 
marketing of FDA cleared or approved medical devices for unapproved uses. In 
addition, the Company's manufacturing processes will be required to comply 
with the Good Manufacturing Practices ("GMP") regulations of the FDA. These 
regulations include design, testing, production, control, documentation and 
other requirements. Enforcement of GMP regulations has increased 
significantly in the last several years, and the FDA has publicly stated that 
compliance will be more strictly scrutinized. The Company's facilities and 
manufacturing processes, as well as those of any future third-party 
suppliers, are subject to periodic inspection by the FDA, the California 
Department of Health Services and other agencies. To date, the Company has 
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inspection for ISO 9001 certification. Failure to comply with these and other 
applicable regulatory requirements could result in, among other things, 
warning letters, fines, injunctions, civil penalties, recall or seizure of 
products, total or partial suspension of production, refusal of the 
government to grant premarket clearance or premarket approval for devices, 
withdrawal of clearances or approvals and criminal prosecution, which could 
have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition 
and results of operations.
    
    DEPENDENCE ON LICENSES, PATENTS AND PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY.  The 
Company's ability to compete effectively will depend in part on its ability 
to develop and maintain proprietary aspects of its technology. The Company 
owns two issued United States patents. The issued patents do not contain any 
claims that protect the Company's products. The Company is the licensee of a 
United States patent application for bipolar electrosurgical scissors that 
are used in the Saphenous Vein Harvesting System. The Company has filed 
twenty-seven United States patent applications. There can be no assurance 
that any issued patents or any patents which may be issued as a result of the 
Company's licensed patent application or United States and international 
patent applications will provide any competitive advantages for the Company's 
products or that they will not be successfully challenged, invalidated or 
circumvented in the future. In addition, there can be no assurance that 
competitors, many of which have substantial resources and have made 
substantial investments in competing technologies, will not seek to apply for 
and obtain patents that will prevent, limit or interfere with the Company's 
ability to make, use and sell its products either in the United States or in 
international markets.
    
    The medical device industry has been characterized by extensive 
litigation regarding patents and other intellectual property rights, and 
companies in the medical device industry have employed intellectual property 
litigation to gain a competitive advantage. There can be no assurance that 
the Company will not become subject to patent infringement claims or 
litigation or interference proceedings declared by the United States Patent 
and Trademark Office ("USPTO") to determine the priority of inventions. The 
defense and prosecution of intellectual property suits, USPTO interference 
proceedings and related legal and administrative proceedings are both costly 
and time-consuming. Litigation may be necessary to enforce patents issued to 
the Company, to protect trade secrets or know-how owned by the Company or to 
determine the enforceability, scope and validity of the proprietary rights of 
others. Any litigation or interference proceedings will result in substantial 
expense to the Company and significant diversion of effort by the Company's 
technical and management personnel. An adverse determination in litigation or 
interference proceedings to which the Company may become a party, including 
any litigation that may arise against the Company as described in "Potential 
Litigation" below, could subject the Company to significant liabilities to 
third parties or require the Company to seek licenses from third parties or 
prevent the Company from selling its products in certain markets, or at all. 
Costs associated with settlements, licensing and similar arrangements, may be 
substantial and could include ongoing royalties. Furthermore, there can be no 
assurance that the necessary licenses would be available to the Company on 
satisfactory terms, if at all. Adverse determinations in a judicial or 
administrative proceeding or failure to obtain necessary licenses could 
prevent the Company from manufacturing and selling its products, which would 
have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition 
and results of operations.

    Congress has enacted legislation, which became effective October 1, 1996, 
that places certain restrictions on the ability of medical device 
manufacturers to enforce certain patent claims, relating to surgical and 
medical methods, against medical practitioners. Such limitation in the 
enforceability of patent claims, relating to medical and surgical methods, 
against medical practitioners could have a material adverse effect on the 
Company's ability to protect its proprietary methods and procedures against 
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    In addition to patents, the Company relies on trade secrets and 
proprietary know-how, which it seeks to protect, in part, through 
confidentiality and proprietary information agreements. There can be no 
assurance that such confidentiality or proprietary information agreements 
will not be breached, that the Company would have adequate remedies for any 
breach, or that the Company's trade secrets will not otherwise become known 
to or be independently developed by competitors.
    
    POTENTIAL LITIGATION.  Heartport, Inc. (formerly Stanford Surgical 
Technologies, Inc.), the former employer of the Company's founder and Chief 
Technical Officer, Charles S. Taylor, has alleged in certain correspondence 
in late 1995 and again in September 1997 that Mr. Taylor and the Company may 
have misappropriated trade secrets of the former employer and breached 
confidentiality obligations to the former employer. The former employer also 
claims an ownership interest in certain developments and products of the 
Company. The Company has agreed to provide for the defense of Mr. Taylor in 
the event that litigation is commenced. Litigation is subject to inherent 
uncertainties, especially in cases where complex technical issues are decided 
by a lay jury. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that if a lawsuit is 
commenced it would not be decided against the Company. Such an adverse 
determination could have a material adverse effect upon the Company's 
business, financial condition and results of operations.
    
    EARLY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION; NO ASSURANCE OF ABILITY 
TO MANAGE GROWTH.  The Company believes that the CTS MIDCAB System could 
address a large potential market. There can be no assurance that the 
Company's marketing efforts will result in significant demand for the CTS 
MIDCAB System, or that the initial demand for the Company's products will 
grow. Even if demand for the Company's products does increase, there can be 
no assurance that the Company will be able to develop the necessary 
manufacturing capability; build and train the necessary manufacturing, sales 
and marketing teams; attract, retain and integrate the required key 
personnel; or implement the financial and management systems to meet growing 
demand for its products. Failure of the Company to successfully manage its 
growth would have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, 
financial condition and results of operations.
    
    DEPENDENCE UPON KEY PERSONNEL.  The Company's ability to operate 
successfully depends in significant part upon the continued service of 
certain key scientific, technical, managerial and finance personnel, and its 
continuing ability to attract and retain additional highly qualified 
scientific, technical, managerial and finance personnel. Competition for such 
personnel is intense, and there can be no assurance that the Company can 
retain such personnel or that it can attract or retain other highly qualified 
scientific, technical, managerial and finance personnel in the future, 
including key manufacturing, sales and marketing personnel. The loss of key 
personnel or the inability to hire or retain qualified personnel could have a 
material adverse effect upon the Company's business, financial condition and 
results of operations. In addition, many employees of the Company, including 
a number of its key scientific, technical and managerial personnel, are 
subject to the terms of confidentiality agreements with respect to 
proprietary information of their former employers. The failure of these 
employees to comply with the terms of their agreements with, or other 
obligations to, such former employers could result in assertion of claims 
against the Company and such employees, which, if successful, could restrict 
their role with the Company and have a material adverse effect on the 
Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
    
    DEPENDENCE UPON SCIENTIFIC ADVISORS.  The Company has established a 
Scientific Advisory Board including cardiothoracic surgery opinion leaders, 
prominent surgeons and leading interventional cardiologists who the Company 
believes have performed the vast majority of MIDCAB procedures. 

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Members of the Scientific Advisory Board consult with the Company regarding 
research and development efforts at the Company, but are employed elsewhere 
on a full-time basis. As a result, they can only spend a limited amount of 
time on the Company's affairs. Although the Company has entered into 
consulting agreements, with terms ranging from six months to four years, and 
confidentiality agreements with each of the members of its Scientific 
Advisory Board, there can be no assurance that the consulting and 
confidentiality agreements between the Company and each of the members of the 
Scientific Advisory Board will not be terminated or breached, and there can 
be no assurance that any of such agreements will be renewed upon expiration.

    LIMITED SALES, MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION EXPERIENCE.  The Company 
currently has a small sales and marketing organization. The Company intends 
to sell the CTS MIDCAB System in the United States and certain European 
countries through a direct sales force. In other markets, the Company intends 
to sell its products primarily through distributors or by means of 
collaborative arrangements. There can be no assurance that the Company will 
be able to build a larger direct sales force or marketing organization, that 
maintaining a direct sales force or marketing organization will be cost 
effective, or that the Company's sales and marketing efforts will be 
successful. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to 
maintain agreements with distributors or collaborative arrangements, or that 
such distributors or collaborators will devote adequate resources to selling 
the Company's products. The Company has entered into distribution agreements 
for the sale of its products in certain countries; therefore the Company will 
be dependent upon the efforts of these third parties, and there can be no 
assurance that such efforts will be successful. Failure to build an effective 
sales and marketing organization or to establish effective distribution or 
collaborative relationships could have a material adverse effect on the 
Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
    
    NO MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE; SCALE-UP RISK.  The Company has no 
experience manufacturing its products in the volumes that would be necessary 
for the Company to achieve significant commercial sales. There can be no 
assurance that reliable, high-volume manufacturing can be established or 
maintained at commercially reasonable costs. Companies often encounter 
difficulties in scaling up production, including problems involving 
production yield, quality control and assurance, and shortages of qualified 
personnel. In addition, the Company's manufacturing facilities will be 
subject to GMP regulations, international quality standards and other 
regulatory requirements. Difficulties encountered by the Company in 
manufacturing scale-up or failure by the Company to implement and maintain 
its facilities in accordance with GMP regulations, international quality 
standards or other regulatory requirements could entail a delay or 
termination of production, which could have a material adverse effect on the 
Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
    
    POTENTIAL COMPONENT SHORTAGES; DEPENDENCE ON SOLE SOURCES OF SUPPLY.  The 
Company contracts with third parties for the manufacture of certain 
components or the performance of certain processes involved in the 
manufacturing cycle. Some of these components and processes are only 
available from single-source vendors. Any prolonged supply interruption or 
yield problems experienced by the Company due to a single-source vendor could 
have a material adverse effect on the Company's ability to manufacture its 
products under development until a new source of supply is qualified. As the 
Company increases production, it may from time to time experience lower than 
anticipated yields or production constraints, resulting in delayed product 
shipments, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's 
business, financial condition and results of operation.
    
    UNCERTAINTY RELATING TO THIRD-PARTY REIMBURSEMENT.  In the United States, 
health care providers, such as hospitals and physicians, that purchase 
medical devices, such as the Company's products, generally rely on 
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insurance plans, to reimburse all or part of the cost of the procedure in 
which the medical device is being used. Reimbursement for cardiovascular 
surgery, including CABG surgery, using devices that have received FDA 
approval has generally been available in the United States. In addition, 
certain health care providers are moving toward a managed care system in 
which such providers contract to provide comprehensive health care for a 
fixed cost per person. The Company is unable to predict what changes will be 
made in the reimbursement methods utilized by third-party health care payors. 
The Company could be adversely affected by changes in reimbursement policies 
of government or private health care payors, particularly to the extent any 
such changes affect reimbursement for the procedures in which the Company's 
products are intended to be used. Failure by physicians, hospitals and other 
potential users of the Company's products under development to obtain 
sufficient reimbursement from health care payors for the procedure in which 
the Company's products are intended to be used or adverse changes in 
government and private third-party payors' policies toward reimbursement for 
such procedures could have a material adverse effect on the Company's 
business, financial condition and results of operations.
    
    Market acceptance of the Company's products in international markets will 
be dependent, in part, upon the availability of reimbursement within 
prevailing health care payment systems. Reimbursement and health care payment 
systems in international markets vary significantly by country, and include 
both government sponsored health care and private insurance. The Company 
intends to seek international reimbursement approvals, although there can be 
no assurance that any such approvals will be obtained in a timely manner, if 
at all, and failure to receive international reimbursement approvals could 
have a material adverse effect on market acceptance of the Company's products 
in the international markets in which such approvals are sought.
    
    RISKS RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS.  The Company plans to market 
its products in international markets. Changes in overseas economic 
conditions, currency exchange rates, foreign tax laws, or tariffs or other 
trade regulations could have a material adverse effect on the Company's 
business, financial condition and results of operations. The anticipated 
international nature of the Company's business is also expected to subject it 
and its representatives, agents and distributors to laws and regulations of 
the foreign jurisdictions in which they operate or the Company's products are 
sold. The regulation of medical devices in a number of such jurisdictions, 
particularly in the European Union, continues to develop and there can be no 
assurance that new laws or regulations will not have an adverse effect on the 
Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. In 
addition, the laws of certain foreign countries do not protect the Company's 
intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United 
States.
    
    PRODUCT LIABILITY RISK; LIMITED INSURANCE COVERAGE.  The development, 
manufacture and sale of medical products entail significant risk of product 
liability claims and product recalls.  The Company's current product 
liability insurance coverage limits are $3,000,000 per occurrence and 
$3,000,000 in the aggregate, and there can be no assurance that such coverage 
limits are adequate to protect the Company from any liabilities it might 
incur in connection with the development, manufacture and sale of its 
products. In addition, the Company may require increased product liability 
coverage as product sales increase. Product liability insurance is expensive 
and in the future may not be available to the Company on acceptable terms, if 
at all. A successful product liability claim or series of claims brought 
against the Company in excess of its insurance coverage or a product recall 
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial 
condition and results of operations.
    
    POSSIBLE FUTURE CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS.  The Company's capital requirements 
depend on numerous factors, including the progress of the Company's product 
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of and the time required to obtain regulatory clearances or approvals, the 
resources the Company devotes to developing, manufacturing and marketing its 
products, the extent to which the Company's products generate market 
acceptance and demand, and other factors. The Company expects to devote 
substantial capital resources for research and development, to hire and 
develop a larger direct sales force in the United States and to expand 
manufacturing capacity and facilities. The timing and amount of such capital 
requirements cannot be accurately predicted. Consequently, the Company may be 
required to raise additional funds through public or private financing, 
collaborative relationships or other arrangements. There can be no assurance 
that the Company will not require additional funding or that such additional 
funding, if needed, will be available on terms attractive to the Company, or 
at all, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, 
financial condition and results of operations. Any additional equity 
financing may be dilutive to stockholders, and debt financing, if available, 
may involve restrictive covenants.
    
    POTENTIAL VOLATILITY OF STOCK PRICE.  The stock markets have experienced 
price and volume fluctuations that have particularly affected medical 
technology companies, resulting in changes in the market prices of the stocks 
of many companies that may not have been directly related to the operating 
performance of those companies. Such broad market fluctuations may adversely 
affect the market price of the Company's Common Stock. In addition, the 
market price of the Common Stock may be highly volatile. Factors such as 
variations in the Company's financial results, comments by securities 
analysts, announcements of technological innovations or new products by the 
Company or its competitors, changing government regulations and developments 
with respect to FDA submissions, patents, proprietary rights or litigation 
may have a significant adverse effect on the market price of the Common Stock.
    
    SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS ON CHANGE OF CONTROL.  The Company has adopted a 
number of anti-takeover measures.  The Company has adopted a Preferred Shares 
Rights Agreement, sometimes referred to as a poison pill, designed to prevent 
hostile takeovers not approved by the Board of Directors.  In addition, the 
company is authorized to issue 5,100,000 shares of undesignated Preferred 
Stock. Such shares of Preferred Stock may be issued by the Company without 
stockholder approval upon such terms as the Company's Board of Directors may 
determine.  The issuance of Preferred Stock may have the effect of delaying, 
deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company, may discourage 
bids for the Company's Common Stock at a premium over the market price of the 
Common Stock and may adversely affect the market price of and the voting and 
other rights of, the holders of Common Stock.  At present, the Company has no 
plans to issue any of the Preferred Stock.

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

    Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

         None

    Item 2.  Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

    The following information is provided as an amendment to the initial report
    on Form SR, "Report of Sales and Securities and Use of Proceeds Therefrom",
    regarding the use of proceeds from the sale of securities under the
    Company's Registration Statement Form S-1 (333-1840), which was declared
    effective on April 18, 1996 (CUSIP number 141907).  The information
    provided is for the period from April 18, 1996 through September 26, 1997.

         Use of Proceeds                                             Amount
         ---------------                                             ------
         Construction of plant, building and facilities            $        0
         Purchase and installation of machinery and equipment       4,223,000
         Purchase of real estate                                            0
         Acquisition of other businesses                                    0
         Repayment of indebtedness                                          0
         Working capital                                            2,773,000
         Cost of operations                                        14,490,000

         Temporary Investment                                   
         --------------------
         Cash                                                       2,673,000
         Commercial paper, notes and bonds                        $59,974,000
    
    All amounts above represent estimates of direct or indirect payments to
    third parties.

    The amounts below were paid directly to officers of the Company.

         Use of Proceeds                                             Amount
         ---------------                                             ------
         Loans to officers                                         $  798,000



    Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities

         None

    Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

         None
         
    Item 5.  Other Information

         None
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    Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

         a)  Exhibits

             3.2(1)  Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
                     
             3.3(6)  Bylaws of Registrant (as amended)
                     
             3.4(5)  Certificate of Designations of Rights, Preferences and
                     Privileges of Series A Participating Preferred Stock

             3.5(5)  Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, dated as of February
                     14, 1997
                     
             4.1(1)  Specimen Common Stock Certificate.
                     
            10.1(1)  Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and
                     each of its directors and officers.
                     
            10.2(6)  Incentive Stock Plan and form of Agreements thereunder (as
                     amended).
                     
            10.3(1)  Director Option Plan and form of Director Stock Option
                     Agreement thereunder.
                     
            10.4(1)  Employee Stock Purchase Plan and forms of agreements
                     thereunder.
                     
            10.5(6)  Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan and form of Nonstatutory
                     Stock Option Agreement thereunder (as amended).
                     
            10.6(1)  Form of Employment, Confidential Information and Invention
                     Assignment Agreement.

            10.8(1)  Consulting Agreement, dated June 30, 1995, between the
                     Company and Federico Benetti, M.D.

            10.9(1)  Assignment Agreement, dated June 30, 1995 (as
                     amended by Amendment Agreement dated August 31,
                     1995), between the Company and Federico Benetti, M.D.

           10.10(1)  Employment Letter Agreement, dated September 5, 1995,
                     between the Company and Charles S. Taylor.
                     
           10.11(1)  Assignment Agreement, dated September 7, 1995, between the
                     Company and Charles S. Taylor.
                     
           10.12(1)  Shareholder Rights Agreement dated September 8, 1995 (as
                     amended January 3, 1996) between the Company and certain
                     holders of the Registrant's securities.
                     
           10.13(1)  Letter Agreement regarding Heartport trade secret
                     allegations, dated October 11, 1995, between the Company
                     and Charles S. Taylor.
                     
           10.14(1)  Assignment, Assumption of Lease and Consent, dated
                     November 9, 1995, between the Company and Cardiovascular
                     Concepts, Inc. ("CVC") for the premises located at 3260
                     Alpine Road, Portola Valley, California 94028.
                     
           10.16(1)  Promissory Note, dated December 4, 1995, between the
                     Company and Ivan Sepetka.
                     
           10.17(1)  Consent to Assignment, dated December 22, 1995, among the
                     Company, Viking Partners, Inc. ("Viking"), CVC and Fogarty
                     Engineering, Inc. for the premises located at 3260 Alpine
                     Road, Portola


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                     Valley, California 94028.

           10.19(1)  First Amendment to Assignment, Assumption of Lease and
                     Consent, dated December 22, 1995, between the Company and
                     CVC for the premises located at 3260 Alpine Road, Portola
                     Valley, California 94028.

           10.21(1)  Consulting Agreement, dated February 21, 1996, between the
                     Company and Thomas J. Fogarty, M.D.
                     
           10.22(1)  Development and License Agreement, dated February 19,
                     1996, between the Company and Enable Medical Corp.
                     
           10.23(1)  Employment Letter Agreement, dated March 15, 1996, between
                     the Company and Steve M. Van Dick.
                     
           10.24(1)  Lease dated March 29, 1996 for space located at 10600
                     North Tantau Avenue, Cupertino, California between the
                     Company and Spieker Properties, L.P.
                     
           10.25(2)  Employment Letter Agreement, dated February 22, 1996,
                     between the Company and Thomas Afzal.
                     
           10.26(2)  Employment Letter Agreement, dated March 13, 1996, between
                     the Company and Robert Rosenbluth.
   
           10.27(3)  Employment Agreement, dated April 19, 1996, between the
                     Company and Steve Van Dick.

           10.28(3)  Promissory Note for $300,000 dated April 29, 1996, between
                     the Company and Thomas Afzal.

           10.29(3)  Promissory Note for $35,000 dated May 20, 1996, between
                     the Company and Michael J. Billig.

           10.30(3)  Promissory Note for $55,000 dated June 5, 1996, between
                     the Company and Thomas Afzal.

           10.31(4)  Promissory Note for $750,000 and Security Agreement dated
                     August 16, 1996, between the Company and Richard Ferrari.

           10.32(6)  Promissory Note for $200,000 dated December 3, 1996,
                     between the Company and Steve Van Dick.

           10.33(7)  Employment Letter Agreement, dated February 25, 1997,
                     between the Company and Jeffrey Gold.

           11.1      Calculation of net loss per share.

           27.1      Financial Data Schedule
  
           ---------------------

          (1)    Incorporated herein by reference to the same-
                 numbered exhibit previously filed with the
                 Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 
                 (Registration No. 333-1840).
                         
          (2)    Incorporated herein by reference to the same-
                 numbered exhibit previously filed with the Company's
                 Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 1996.
                         
          (3)    Incorporated herein by reference to the same-
                 numbered exhibit 



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                 previously filed with the Company's Form 10-Q 
                 for the period ended June 30, 1996.
                              
          (4)    Incorporated herein by reference to the same-
                 numbered exhibit previously filed with the Company's
                 Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1996.
                         
          (5)    Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's
                 Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the
                 Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 1997.

          (6)    Incorporated herein by reference to the same-
                 numbered exhibit previously filed with the Company's
                 Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 1996.
                         
          (7)    Incorporated herein by reference to the same-
                 numbered exhibit previously filed with the Company's
                 Form 10-Q for the period ended  June 27, 1997.


         b)  Reports on Form 8-K

              None




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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 thereunto duly authorized.



Date:  November  7, 1997               CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC.



                                       /S/ Richard M. Ferrari                 
                                       -------------------------------------
                                       Richard M. Ferrari
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer



                                       /S/ Steve Van Dick           
                                       -------------------------------------
                                       Steve Van Dick
                                       Vice President, Finance and Chief
                                       Financial Officer (Principal Financial
                                       and Accounting Officer)



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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
                                           
Exhibit                                                          Page
Number             Exhibit Description                          Number
- ------         ------------------------------                   ------

 11.1          Calculation of net loss per share.                 27
         
 27.1          Financial Data Schedule                            28




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                                                           Exhibit 11.1



                         CardioThoracic Systems, Inc.
                Statement Re: Computations of Net Loss Per Share

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                  Three Months Ended                    Nine Months Ended
                           Sept. 26, 1997    Sept. 30, 1996      Sept. 26, 1997    Sept. 30, 1996
                           --------------    --------------      --------------    --------------
<S>                        <C>               <C>                 <C>               <C>
Net loss                   $   (5,897,000)   $   (4,318,000)     $  (15,416,000)   $  (11,163,000)
                           --------------    --------------      --------------    --------------
                           --------------    --------------      --------------    --------------
Weighted average common
  shares outstanding           13,528,000         6,300,000          13,456,000         4,753,000

Shares related to SAB
  No. 55, 64, and 83                              6,666,000                             6,666,000
                           --------------    --------------      --------------    --------------

Total weighted average
  common shares outstanding   13,528,000         12,966,000          13,456,000        11,419,000
                           --------------    --------------      --------------    --------------
                           --------------    --------------      --------------    --------------

Net loss per share         $       (0.44)    $        (0.33)     $        (1.15)   $        (1.98)
                           --------------    --------------      --------------    --------------
                           --------------    --------------      --------------    --------------
</TABLE>


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                                0
                                          0
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