GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC
SC 13G/A, 1999-12-10
SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549





                                  SCHEDULE 13G





                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 2)*


                       General Surgical Innovations, Inc.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)
                                  Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)
                                    371013103
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                November 10, 1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of the Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:


         [ X ]    Rule 13d-1(b)

         [   ]    Rule 13d-1(c)

         [   ]    Rule 13d-1(d)


*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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in 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).







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<CAPTION>

                <S>                                        <C>                                     <C>

- -----------------------------------------                                        --------------------------------------
CUSIP No.   371013103                                      13G                   Page  2  of  8  Pages
- -----------------------------------------                                        --------------------------------------

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
           I.R.S. No. 04-1414660

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

           Commonwealth of Massachusetts

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       5     SOLE VOTING POWER
    Number of
      Shares                 -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Beneficially        6     SHARED VOTING POWER
     Owned by
       Each                  -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Reporting          7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      Person
       With                  -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             -0-

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           None, except through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Hancock Venture Partners, Inc.

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           N/A

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           See line 9, above.

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           IC, IA, HC

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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- -----------------------------------------                                        --------------------------------------
CUSIP No.   371013103                                      13G                   Page  3  of  8  Pages
- -----------------------------------------                                        --------------------------------------

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.
           I.R.S. No. 04-2687223

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

           Delaware

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       5     SOLE VOTING POWER
    Number of
      Shares                 -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Beneficially        6     SHARED VOTING POWER
     Owned by
       Each                  -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Reporting          7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      Person
       With                  -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             -0-

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           0 through its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, Hancock Venture Partners, Inc.

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           N/A

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           0%

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           HC

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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- -----------------------------------------                                        --------------------------------------
CUSIP No.   371013103                                      13G                   Page  4  of  8  Pages
- -----------------------------------------                                        --------------------------------------

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Hancock Venture Partners, Inc.
           I.R.S. No. 04-2765223

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

           Delaware

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       5     SOLE VOTING POWER
    Number of
      Shares                 -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Beneficially        6     SHARED VOTING POWER
     Owned by
       Each
                             -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Reporting          7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      Person
       With                  -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             -0-

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           -0-

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           N/A

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           0%

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           IA

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
                                PAGE 4 OF 8 PAGES
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         The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf
the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is
signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative other than an
executive officer or general partner of the filing person, evidence of the
representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with
the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose
which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference.
The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or
printed beneath his signature.

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Sec. 240.13d-7 for other
parties for whom copies are to be sent.

         Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)


         Item 1(a)    Name of Issuer:
                      General Surgical Innovations, Inc.

         Item 1(b)    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                      3172A Porter Drive
                      Palo Alto, CA  94304

         Item 2(a)    Name of Person Filing:
                      This filing is made on behalf of John Hancock Mutual Life
                      Insurance Company ("JHMLICO"), JHMLICO's direct,
                      wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.
                      ("JHSI"), and JHSI's wholly-owned subsidiary, Hancock
                      Venture Partners, Inc. ("Venture").

         Item 2(b)    Address of the Principal Offices:
                      The principal  business offices of JHMLICO and JHSI are
                      located at John Hancock Place, P.O. Box 111, Boston, MA
                      02117. The principal business office of Venture is One
                      Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.

         Item 2(c)    Citizenship:
                      JHMLICO was organized and exists under the laws of the
                      Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  JHSI and Venture were
                      organized and exist under the laws of the State of
                      Delaware.

         Item 2(d)    Title of Class of Securities:
                      Common Stock

         Item 2(e)    CUSIP Number:
                      371013103

         Item 3       If the Statement is being filed pursuant to Rule
                      13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is
                      a:

                      JHMLICO:    (c) (X) Insurance Company as defined in
                                          ss.3(a)(19) of the Act.

                                  (e) (X) Investment Adviser registered
                                          under ss.203 of the Investment
                                          Advisers Act of 1940.

                      JHSI:       (g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in accordance
                                          with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G).

                      Venture:    (e) (X) Investment Adviser registered under
                                          ss.203 of the Investment Advisers Act
                                          of 1940.

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         Item 4       Ownership:

                      (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:  -0-

                      (b)  Percent of Class:  0%

                      (c)  (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  -0-

                           (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the
                                 vote:  -0-

                           (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
                                 disposition of:  -0-

                           (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the
                                 disposition of:  -0-

         Item 5       Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
                      Reporting persons own five percent or less of Common
                      Stock.

         Item 6       Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                      Person:
                      See Item 4 above.

         Item 7       Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
                      which  Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the
                      Parent Holding Company:
                      See Items 3 and 4 above.

         Item 8       Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
                      Not applicable.

         Item 9       Notice of Dissolution of a Group:
                      Not applicable.

         Item 10      Certification:
                      By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the
                      best of its 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.




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                                    SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


                                   John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company

                                   By:      /s/Gregory P. Winn
                                            -----------------------------------
                                   Name:    Gregory P. Winn
Dated: December 10, 1999           Title:   Vice President & Treasurer


                                   John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.

                                   By:      /s/Gregory P. Winn
                                            -----------------------------------
                                   Name:    Gregory P. Winn
Dated: December 10, 1999           Title:   Treasurer


                                   Hancock Venture Partners, Inc.

                                   By:      /s/Martha D. Vorlicek
                                            -----------------------------------
                                   Name:    Martha D. Vorlicek
Dated: December 10, 1999           Title:   Managing Director







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EXHIBIT A
                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

         John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, John Hancock Subsidiaries,
Inc., and Hancock Venture Partners, Inc. agree that the Terminating Schedule
13G, (Amendment No. 2), to which this Agreement is attached, relating to the
Common Stock of General Surgical Innovations, Inc. is filed on behalf of each of
them.


                                   John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company

                                   By:      /s/Gregory P. Winn
                                            -----------------------------------
                                   Name:    Gregory P. Winn
Dated: December 10, 1999           Title:   Vice President & Treasurer

                                   John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.

                                   By:      /s/Gregory P. Winn
                                            -----------------------------------
                                   Name:    Gregory P. Winn
Dated: December 10, 1999           Title:   Treasurer


                                   Hancock Venture Partners, Inc.

                                   By:      /s/Martha D. Vorlicek
                                            -----------------------------------
                                   Name:    Martha D. Vorlicek
Dated: December 10, 1999           Title:   Managing Director








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