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[ORATEC LETTERHEAD]
September 17, 1999
BY EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
Attention: Mr. Russell Mancuso
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-0306
ORATEC Interventions, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1, SEC File No. 333-82511
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Dear Mr. Mancuso:
On behalf of ORATEC Interventions, Inc. (the "Company"), this letter is
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filed pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, with respect to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1, SEC File No. 333-82511, which was filed on
July 9, 1999 (the "Registration Statement") and amended by Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement which was filed on August 16, 1999.
The Company has determined not to proceed with the public offering
contemplated by the Registration Statement. No securities have been sold
pursuant to the Registration Statement. Accordingly, the Company hereby
withdraws the Registration Statement.
Sincerely,
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS, INC.
By: /s/ Kenneth W. Anstey
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Kenneth W. Anstey, President and
Chief Executive Officer
