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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS
FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b) AND (c)
AND AMENDMENTS THERETO
FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. 2)
Cambridge Heart, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
131910101
(CUSIP Number)
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 131910101 PAGE 2 OF 6
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Dr. Richard J. Cohen
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
United States of America
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
1,315,385 shares (includes 6,000 shares of Common
Stock issuable to Dr Cohen within 60 days of December
NUMBER OF 31, 1998 upon the exercise of stock options)
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
No shares
OWNED BY
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING 1,315,385 shares (includes 6,000 shares of Common
Stock issuable to Dr. Cohen within 60 days of
PERSON December 31, 1998 upon the exercise of stock options)
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
8
No shares
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
1,315,385 shares (includes 6,000 shares of Common Stock issuable to Dr.
Cohen within 60 days of December 31, 1998 upon the exercise of stock
options)
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
10 (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
[_]
Not Applicable
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
11
12.1%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
12
IN
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CUSIP NO. 131910101 PAGE 3 OF 6
SCHEDULE 13G
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Cambridge Heart, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
One Oak Park Drive
Bedford, MA 01730
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing
Dr. Richard J. Cohen
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
45 Carlton Street
Room E25-335A
Cambridge, MA 02139
Item 2(c). Citizenship
United States of America
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number
131910101
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CUSIP NO. 131910101 PAGE 4 OF 6
Item 3:
Not Applicable
Item 4. Ownership:
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
1,315,385 shares (includes 6,000 shares of Common Stock issuable to
Dr. Cohen within 60 days of December 31, 1998 upon the exercise of
stock options)
(b) Percent of class:
12.1%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
1,315,385 shares (includes 6,000 shares of Common Stock
issuable to Dr. Cohen within 60 days of December 31, 1998
upon the exercise of stock options)
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
No shares
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
1,315,385 shares (includes 6,000 shares of Common Stock
issuable to Dr. Cohen within 60 days of December 31, 1998
upon the exercise of stock options)
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
No shares
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CUSIP NO. 131910101 PAGE 5 OF 6
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable
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
Not applicable
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CUSIP NO. 131910101 PAGE 6 OF 6
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.
February 1, 1999
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Date
/s/ Richard J. Cohen
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Dr. Richard J. Cohen
