SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No._______)*
Biopsys Medical, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
0000906511
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(CUSIP Number)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
(Continued on following pages)
Page 1 of 13 Pages
Exhibit Index Contained on Page 12
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CUSIP NO. 0000906511 13 G Page 2 of 13 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Three Arch Partners, L.P. ("TAP")
Tax ID Number:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [x]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 559,458 shares, except that Three
BENEFICIALLY Arch Management, L.P. ("TAM"), the
OWNED BY EACH general partner of TAP, and Messrs.
REPORTING Wan, Jaeger and Fogarty, the
PERSON general partners of TAM, may be
WITH deemed to have shared power to vote
these shares.
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
See response to row 5.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
559,458 shares, except that Three
Arch Management, L.P. ("TAM"), the
general partner of TAP, and Messrs.
Wan, Jaeger and Fogarty, the
general partners of TAM, may be
deemed to have shared power to
dispose of these shares.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 7.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 559,458
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.73%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 0000906511 13 G Page 3 of 13 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Three Arch Associates, L.P. ("TAA")
Tax ID Number:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [x]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 136,854 shares, except that Three
BENEFICIALLY Arch Management, L.P. ("TAM"), the
OWNED BY EACH general partner of TAA, and Messrs.
REPORTING Wan, Jaeger and Fogarty, the
PERSON general partners of TAM, may be
WITH deemed to have shared power to vote
these shares.
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
See response to row 5.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
136,854 shares, except that Three
Arch Management, L.P. ("TAM"), the
general partner of TAA, and Messrs.
Wan, Jaeger and Fogarty, the
general partners of TAM, may be
deemed to have shared power to
dispose of these shares.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 7.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 136,854
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
1.40%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 0000906511 13 G Page 4 of 13 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Three Arch Management, L.P. ("TAM")
Tax ID Number:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [x]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0 shares.
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING 696,312 shares, of which 559,458
PERSON are directly owned by TAP and
WITH 136,854 are directly owned by TAA.
TAM is the the general partner of
TAP and TAA, and Messrs. Wan,
Jaeger and Fogarty, the general
partners of TAM, may be deemed to
have shared power to vote these
shares.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
696,312 shares, of which 559,458
are directly owned by TAP and
136,854 are directly owned by TAA.
TAM is the the general partner of
TAP and TAA, and Messrs. Wan,
Jaeger and Fogarty, the general
partners of TAM, may be deemed to
have shared power to dispose of
these shares.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 696,312
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.13%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 0000906511 13 G Page 5 of 13 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Mark Wan ("Wan")
Tax ID Number:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [x]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S. Citizen
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 3,555 shares.
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OWNED BY EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING 696,312 shares, of which 559,458
PERSON are directly owned by TAP and
WITH 136,854 are directly owned by TAA.
Wan is a general partner of TAM,
the general partner of TAP and TAA,
and may be deemed to have shared
power to vote these shares.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,555 shares.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
696,312 shares, of which 559,458
are directly owned by TAP and
136,854 are directly owned by TAA.
Wan is a general partner of TAM,
the general partner of TAP and TAA,
and may be deemed to have shared
power to dispose of these shares.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 699,867
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.17%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 0000906511 13 G Page 6 of 13 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Wilf Jaeger ("Jaeger")
Tax ID Number:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [x]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 3,390 shares.
BENEFICIALLY ---------------------------------------------
OWNED BY EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING 696,312 shares, of which 559,458
PERSON are directly owned by TAP and
WITH 136,854 are directly owned by TAA.
Jaeger is a general partner of TAM,
the general partner of TAP and TAA,
and may be deemed to have shared
power to vote these shares.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,390 shares.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
696,312 shares, of which 559,458
are directly owned by TAP and
136,854 are directly owned by TAA.
Jaeger is a general partner of TAM,
the general partner of TAP and TAA,
and may be deemed to have shared
power to dispose of these shares.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 699,702
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.16%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 0000906511 13 G Page 7 of 13 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Thomas Fogarty, M.D. ("Fogarty")
Tax ID Number:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [x]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S. Citizen
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 615,361 shares, of which 5,000 are
BENEFICIALLY shares issuable upon exercise of a
OWNED BY EACH stock option.
REPORTING ---------------------------------------------
PERSON 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
WITH 696,312 shares, of which 559,458
are directly owned by TAP and
136,854 are directly owned by TAA.
Fogarty is a general partner of
TAM, the general partner of TAP and
TAA, and may be deemed to have
shared power to vote these shares.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
615,361 shares, of which 5,000 are
shares issuable upon exercise of a
stock option.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
696,312 shares, of which 559,458
are directly owned by TAP and
136,854 are directly owned by TAA.
Fogarty is a general partner of
TAM, the general partner of TAP and
TAA, and may be deemed to have
shared power to dispose of these
shares.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 1,311,673
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
13.43%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER:
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Biopsys Medical , Inc.
ITEM 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
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3 Morgan
Irvine, CA 92618
ITEM 2(a). NAME OF PERSONS FILING:
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This Statement is filed by Three Arch Partners, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership ("TAP"), Three Arch Associates,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("TAA"), Three Arch
Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("TAM"), Mark
Wan ("Wan"), Wilf Jaeger ("Jaeger") and Thomas Fogarty, M.D.
("Fogarty"). The foregoing entities and individuals are
collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons").
TAM is the general partner of TAP and TAA and may be deemed to
have shared power to vote and shared power to dispose of
shares of the issuer directly owned by TAP and TAA. Wan,
Jaeger and Fogarty are the general partners of TAM and may be
deemed to have shared power to vote and shared power to
dispose of the shares of issuer directly owned by TAP and TAA.
ITEM 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE, OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
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The address of the principal business office for each of the
Reporting Persons is:
Three Arch Partners
2800 Sand Hill Road, Suite 270
Menlo Park, CA 94025
ITEM 2(c) CITIZENSHIP:
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TAP, TAA and TAM are Delaware limited partnerships and Wan and
Fogarty are United States citizens and Jaeger is a Canadian
citizen..
ITEM 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
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Common Stock
ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER:
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CUSIP # 0000906511
ITEM 3. Not Applicable
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ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP:
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The following information with respect to the ownership of the
Common Stock of the issuer by the persons filing this
Statement is provided as of December 31, 1996:
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
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See Row 9 of cover page for each Reporting
Person.
(b) Percent of Class:
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See Row 11 of cover page for each Reporting
Person.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person
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has:
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(i) Sole power to vote or to
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direct the vote:
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See Row 5 of cover page
for each Reporting Person.
(ii) Shared power to vote or to
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direct the vote:
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See Row 6 of cover page
for each Reporting Person.
(iii) Sole power to dispose or
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to direct the disposition
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of:
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See Row 7 of cover page
for each Reporting Person.
(iv) Shared power to dispose or
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to direct the disposition
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of:
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See Row 8 of cover page
for each Reporting Person.
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ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:
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Not applicable.
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER
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PERSON:
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Under certain circumstances set forth in the limited
partnership agreements of TAP, TAA and TAM, the general and
limited partners of each of such entities may be deemed to
have the right to receive dividends from, or the proceeds
from, the sale of shares of the issuer owned by each such
entity of which they are a partner.
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
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ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
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COMPANY:
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Not applicable.
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:
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Not applicable
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:
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Not applicable
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION:
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Not applicable
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SIGNATURES
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: February 12, 1997
/s/ Mark Wan
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Mark Wan, individually and on behalf of
TAP in his capacity as a general partner
of TAM, the general partner of TAP, and
on behalf of TAA in his capacity as a
general partner of TAM, the general
partner of TAA, and on behalf of TAM in
his capacity as a general partner
thereof.
/s/ Wilf Jaeger
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Wilf Jaeger
/s/ Thomas Fogarty, M.D.
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Thomas Fogarty, M.D.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Found on
Sequentially
Exhibit Numbered Page
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Exhibit A: Agreement of Joint Filing 13
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EXHIBIT A
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Agreement of Joint Filing
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The undersigned hereby agree that a single Schedule 13G (or
any amendment thereto) relating to the Common Stock of Biopsys Medical, Inc.
shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that this Agreement
shall be filed as an exhibit to such Schedule 13G.
Date: February 12, 1997
/s/ Mark Wan
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Mark Wan, individually and on behalf of
TAP in his capacity as a general partner
of TAM, the general partner of TAP, and
on behalf of TAA in his capacity as a
general partner of TAM, the general
partner of TAA, and on behalf of TAM in
his capacity as a general partner
thereof.
/s/ Wilf Jaeger
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Wilf Jaeger
/s/ Thomas Fogarty, M.D.
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Thomas Fogarty, M.D.
