UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
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PARADIGM MEDICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
69900Q108
(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 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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CUSIP No. 69900Q108 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS (Filing jointly)
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Thomas F. Motter
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (a) []
(b) []
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION
U.S.A. Citizen
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 694,666<F1>
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
WITH
-0-
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
694,666<F1>
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
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
<F1> Includes 106,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of stock options granted to Mr. Motter under the
Company's 1995 Stock Option Plan.
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
Paradigm Medical Industries, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
1772 West 2300 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84119
Item 2.
(a) Name of Persons Filing
Thomas F. Motter
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if
none, Residence
1772 West 2300 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84119
(c) Citizenship
United States of America
(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number
69900Q108
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule
13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: Not
Applicable.
(a) ___ Broker or Dealer registered under Section
15 of the Act
(b) ___ Bank as defined in section 3(a(6) of the
Act
(c) ___ Insurance Company as defined in section
3(a)(19) of the act
(d) ___ Investment Company registered under
section 8 of the Investment Company Act
(e) ___ Investment Adviser registered under
section 203 of the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940
(f) ___ Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which
is subject to the provisions of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Sec.
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) ___ Parent Holding Company, in accordance
with Sec. 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See
Item 7)
(h) ___ Group, in accordance with Sec.
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned as of December 31,
1996:
Thomas F. Motter: 694,666
(b) Percent of Class
Common Stock 21.7%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
Common Stock: 694,666 (includes 106,000
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of stock options granted to Mr.
Motter under the Company's 1995 Stock
Option Plan).
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the
vote
-0-
(iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of
Common Stock: 694,666 (includes 106,000
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of stock options granted to Mr.
Motter under the Company's 1995 Stock
Option Plan).
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of
-0-
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 Group
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification
Not Applicable.
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.
June 18, 1997
Date
Thomas F. Motter
