GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC
SC 13G/A, 1998-02-13
SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS
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                       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. 1)*



                       General Surgical Innovations, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   0003710131
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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)








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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                             <C>          <C>  
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CUSIP NO. 0003710131                                            13 G                   Page 2 of 4 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 SHARES           5        SOLE VOTING POWER
           BENEFICIALLY                      1,860,013 shares, of which 27,454 are shares issuable upon exercise
  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON             of a stock option.
               WITH
                                    -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                    6        SHARED VOTING POWER
                                             256,270  shares,  of which 209,184 are directly  owned by Three Arch
                                             Partners,  L.P.("TAP")  and 47,086 are directly  owned by Three Arch
                                             Associates, L.P. ("TAA"). Fogarty is a general partner of Three Arch
                                             Management  Partners,  L.P. ("TAM"),  the general partner of TAP and
                                             TAA, and may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.

                                    -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                    7        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                             1,860,013  shares, of which 27,454 are shares issuable upon exercise
                                             of a stock option.

                                    -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                    8        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                             256,270  shares,  of which  209,184  are  directly  owned by TAP and
                                             47,086 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.

- ----------------------------------- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------

9           AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
            REPORTING PERSON                                                                       2,116,283
- ----------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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
                                                                                                   16.04%
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12          TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                                                                                                   IN
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<FN>
                                  * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
</FN>
</TABLE>

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                  This statement amends and restates the Statement on 13(G) (the
                  "Original  Statement")  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") (collectively the "Reporting Persons"). Only those
                  items as to which there has been a change are included in this
                  Amendment.

ITEM 4.           OWNERSHIP:

                  The following information with respect to the ownership of the
                  Common Stock of the issuer by the person filing this Statement
                  is provided as of December 31, 1997:

            (a)   Amount beneficially owned:

                  See Row 9 of cover page for the Reporting Person.

            (b)   Percent of Class:

                  See Row 11 of cover page for the Reporting Person.

            (c)   Number of shares as to which such person has:

                          (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

                              See Row 5 of cover page for the Reporting Person.

                         (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

                              See Row 6 of cover page for the Reporting Person.

                        (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
                              disposition of:

                              See Row 7 of cover page for the Reporting Person.

                         (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
                              disposition of:

                              See Row 8 of cover page for the Reporting Person.

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                                   SIGNATURES

                  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 11, 1998



                                  /s/ Mark Wan
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  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
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                   Wilf Jaeger



                                  /s/ Thomas Fogarty, M.D.
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                                  Thomas Fogarty, M.D.





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