UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED
METRO BIOSYSTEMS
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(Name of Issuer)
Common
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(Title of Class of Securities)
591591102
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(CUSIP Number)
CUSIP No. 591591102
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Zesiger Capital Group LLC
I.R.S. Identification No. 13-3813880
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)__
(b)
N/A
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York, New York
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
100,000
NUMBER OF
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY N/A
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 221,533
PERSON WITH
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
N/A
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
221,533
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
N/A
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
1.8%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
Investment Advisor (IA)
CUSIP No. 591591102
ITEM 1(a). Name of Issuer
Metra Biosystems
ITEM 2(a). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
265 North Whisman Roaad
Mountain View, CA 94043-3911
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
Zesiger Capital Group LLC
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or if None, Residence:
320 Park Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10022
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
New York
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
591591102
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a(n):
(e) Investment Advisor registered under section 203 of
the Investment Advisors Act of 1940
Item 4. Ownership.
If the person of the class owned, as of December 31 of the
year covered by this statement, or as of the last day of any
month described in Rule 13d-1(b)(2), if applicable, exceeds
five percent, provide the following information as of that
date and identify those shares which there is a right to
acquire.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned
(b) Percent of Class
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote to direct the vote
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
This statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
owner of more than five percent of the class of securities.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
N/A
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
Company
N/A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group
N/A
Item 10. Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having such purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
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.
August 4, 1998
Date:
Barrie R. Zesiger
Principal - Administration
