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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. ___________)*


                          CardioThoracic Systems, Inc.
                          ----------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $.001 par value
                          -----------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    14190710
                                    --------
                                 (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. 14190710     |           13G            |   Page  2  of  23   Pages |
|          -----------  |                          |        ---     ---        |
- -------------------------                           ---------------------------

|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1     |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|        |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  New Enterprise Associates VI, Limited Partnership                  |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2     |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) [ ]  |
|        |                                                            (b) [ ]  |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3     |  SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4     |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  Delaware Limited Partnership                                       |
|--------|-----------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
|                          |   5    | SOLE VOTING POWER                        |
|                          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|        NUMBER OF         |--------| -----------------------------------------|
|         SHARES           |   6    | SHARED VOTING POWER                      |
|      BENEFICIALLY        |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|        OWNED BY          ----------------------------------------------------|
|          EACH            |   7    | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                   |
|       REPORTING          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|         PERSON           ----------------------------------------------------|
|          WITH            |   8    | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                 |
|                          |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  9     | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        |
|        |                                                                     |
|        | 650,000 shares                                                      |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  [ ]  |
|        | SHARES*                                                             |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   |
|        | 5.0%                                                                |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                          |
|        | PN                                                                  |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!                    


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- -------------------------                           ---------------------------
|CUSIP NO. 14190710     |           13G            |   Page  3  of  23   Pages |
|          -----------  |                          |        ---     ---        |
- -------------------------                           ---------------------------

|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1     |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|        |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  NEA Partners VI, Limited Partnership                               |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2     |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) [ ]  |
|        |                                                            (b) [ ]  |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3     |  SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4     |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  Delaware Limited Partnership                                       |
|--------|-----------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
|                          |   5    | SOLE VOTING POWER                        |
|                          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|        NUMBER OF         |--------| -----------------------------------------|
|         SHARES           |   6    | SHARED VOTING POWER                      |
|      BENEFICIALLY        |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|        OWNED BY          ----------------------------------------------------|
|          EACH            |   7    | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                   |
|       REPORTING          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|         PERSON           ----------------------------------------------------|
|          WITH            |   8    | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                 |
|                          |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  9     | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        |
|        |                                                                     |
|        | 650,000 shares                                                      |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  [ ]  |
|        | SHARES*                                                             |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   |
|        | 5.0%                                                                |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                          |
|        | PN                                                                  |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!                    


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- -------------------------                           ---------------------------
|CUSIP NO. 14190710     |           13G            |   Page  4  of  23   Pages |
|          -----------  |                          |        ---     ---        |
- -------------------------                           ---------------------------

|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1     |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|        |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  Peter J. Barris                                                    |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2     |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) [ ]  |
|        |                                                            (b) [ ]  |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3     |  SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4     |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  United States                                                      |
|--------|-----------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
|                          |   5    | SOLE VOTING POWER                        |
|                          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|        NUMBER OF         |--------| -----------------------------------------|
|         SHARES           |   6    | SHARED VOTING POWER                      |
|      BENEFICIALLY        |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|        OWNED BY          ----------------------------------------------------|
|          EACH            |   7    | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                   |
|       REPORTING          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|         PERSON           ----------------------------------------------------|
|          WITH            |   8    | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                 |
|                          |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  9     | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        |
|        |                                                                     |
|        | 650,000 shares                                                      |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  [ ]  |
|        | SHARES*                                                             |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   |
|        | 5.0%                                                                |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                          |
|        | IN                                                                  |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!                    


<PAGE>

- -------------------------                           ---------------------------
|CUSIP NO. 14190710     |           13G            |   Page  5  of  23   Pages |
|          -----------  |                          |        ---     ---        |
- -------------------------                           ---------------------------

|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1     |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|        |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  Frank A. Bonsal, Jr.                                               |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2     |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) [ ]  |
|        |                                                            (b) [ ]  |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3     |  SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4     |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  United States                                                      |
|--------|-----------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
|                          |   5    | SOLE VOTING POWER                        |
|                          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|        NUMBER OF         |--------| -----------------------------------------|
|         SHARES           |   6    | SHARED VOTING POWER                      |
|      BENEFICIALLY        |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|        OWNED BY          ----------------------------------------------------|
|          EACH            |   7    | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                   |
|       REPORTING          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|         PERSON           ----------------------------------------------------|
|          WITH            |   8    | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                 |
|                          |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  9     | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        |
|        |                                                                     |
|        | 650,000 shares                                                      |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  [ ]  |
|        | SHARES*                                                             |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   |
|        | 5.0%                                                                |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                          |
|        | IN                                                                  |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!                    


<PAGE>

- -------------------------                           ---------------------------
|CUSIP NO. 14190710     |           13G            |   Page  6  of  23   Pages |
|          -----------  |                          |        ---     ---        |
- -------------------------                           ---------------------------

|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1     |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|        |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  Nancy L. Dorman                                                    |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2     |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) [ ]  |
|        |                                                            (b) [ ]  |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3     |  SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4     |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  United States                                                      |
|--------|-----------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
|                          |   5    | SOLE VOTING POWER                        |
|                          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|        NUMBER OF         |--------| -----------------------------------------|
|         SHARES           |   6    | SHARED VOTING POWER                      |
|      BENEFICIALLY        |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|        OWNED BY          ----------------------------------------------------|
|          EACH            |   7    | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                   |
|       REPORTING          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|         PERSON           ----------------------------------------------------|
|          WITH            |   8    | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                 |
|                          |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  9     | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        |
|        |                                                                     |
|        | 650,000 shares                                                      |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  [ ]  |
|        | SHARES*                                                             |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   |
|        | 5.0%                                                                |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                          |
|        | IN                                                                  |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!                    


<PAGE>


- -------------------------                           ---------------------------
|CUSIP NO. 14190710     |           13G            |   Page  7  of  23   Pages |
|          -----------  |                          |        ---     ---        |
- -------------------------                           ---------------------------

|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1     |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|        |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  Ronald Kase                                                        |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2     |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) [ ]  |
|        |                                                            (b) [ ]  |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3     |  SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4     |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  United States                                                      |
|--------|-----------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
|                          |   5    | SOLE VOTING POWER                        |
|                          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|        NUMBER OF         |--------| -----------------------------------------|
|         SHARES           |   6    | SHARED VOTING POWER                      |
|      BENEFICIALLY        |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|        OWNED BY          ----------------------------------------------------|
|          EACH            |   7    | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                   |
|       REPORTING          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|         PERSON           ----------------------------------------------------|
|          WITH            |   8    | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                 |
|                          |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  9     | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        |
|        |                                                                     |
|        | 650,000 shares                                                      |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  [ ]  |
|        | SHARES*                                                             |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   |
|        | 5.0%                                                                |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                          |
|        | IN                                                                  |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!                    


<PAGE>

- -------------------------                           ---------------------------
|CUSIP NO. 14190710     |           13G            |   Page  8  of  23   Pages |
|          -----------  |                          |        ---     ---        |
- -------------------------                           ---------------------------

|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1     |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|        |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  C. Richard Kramlich                                                |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2     |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) [ ]  |
|        |                                                            (b) [ ]  |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3     |  SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4     |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  United States                                                      |
|--------|-----------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
|                          |   5    | SOLE VOTING POWER                        |
|                          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|        NUMBER OF         |--------| -----------------------------------------|
|         SHARES           |   6    | SHARED VOTING POWER                      |
|      BENEFICIALLY        |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|        OWNED BY          ----------------------------------------------------|
|          EACH            |   7    | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                   |
|       REPORTING          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|         PERSON           ----------------------------------------------------|
|          WITH            |   8    | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                 |
|                          |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  9     | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        |
|        |                                                                     |
|        | 650,000 shares                                                      |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  [ ]  |
|        | SHARES*                                                             |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   |
|        | 5.0%                                                                |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                          |
|        | IN                                                                  |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!                    


<PAGE>

- -------------------------                           ---------------------------
|CUSIP NO. 14190710     |           13G            |   Page  9  of  23   Pages |
|          -----------  |                          |        ---     ---        |
- -------------------------                           ---------------------------

|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1     |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|        |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  Arthur J. Marks                                                    |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2     |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) [ ]  |
|        |                                                            (b) [ ]  |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3     |  SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4     |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  United States                                                      |
|--------|-----------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
|                          |   5    | SOLE VOTING POWER                        |
|                          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|        NUMBER OF         |--------| -----------------------------------------|
|         SHARES           |   6    | SHARED VOTING POWER                      |
|      BENEFICIALLY        |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|        OWNED BY          ----------------------------------------------------|
|          EACH            |   7    | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                   |
|       REPORTING          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|         PERSON           ----------------------------------------------------|
|          WITH            |   8    | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                 |
|                          |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  9     | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        |
|        |                                                                     |
|        | 650,000 shares                                                      |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  [ ]  |
|        | SHARES*                                                             |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   |
|        | 5.0%                                                                |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                          |
|        | IN                                                                  |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!                    


<PAGE>

- -------------------------                           ---------------------------
|CUSIP NO. 14190710     |           13G            |   Page 10  of  23   Pages |
|          -----------  |                          |        ---     ---        |
- -------------------------                           ---------------------------

|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1     |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|        |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  Thomas C. McConnell                                                |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2     |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) [ ]  |
|        |                                                            (b) [ ]  |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3     |  SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4     |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  United States                                                      |
|--------|-----------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
|                          |   5    | SOLE VOTING POWER                        |
|                          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|        NUMBER OF         |--------| -----------------------------------------|
|         SHARES           |   6    | SHARED VOTING POWER                      |
|      BENEFICIALLY        |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|        OWNED BY          ----------------------------------------------------|
|          EACH            |   7    | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                   |
|       REPORTING          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|         PERSON           ----------------------------------------------------|
|          WITH            |   8    | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                 |
|                          |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  9     | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        |
|        |                                                                     |
|        | 650,000 shares                                                      |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  [ ]  |
|        | SHARES*                                                             |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   |
|        | 5.0%                                                                |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                          |
|        | IN                                                                  |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!                    


<PAGE>

- -------------------------                           ---------------------------
|CUSIP NO. 14190710     |           13G            |   Page 11  of  23   Pages |
|          -----------  |                          |        ---     ---        |
- -------------------------                           ---------------------------

|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1     |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|        |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  John M. Nehra                                                      |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2     |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) [ ]  |
|        |                                                            (b) [ ]  |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3     |  SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4     |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  United States                                                      |
|--------|-----------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
|                          |   5    | SOLE VOTING POWER                        |
|                          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|        NUMBER OF         |--------| -----------------------------------------|
|         SHARES           |   6    | SHARED VOTING POWER                      |
|      BENEFICIALLY        |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|        OWNED BY          ----------------------------------------------------|
|          EACH            |   7    | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                   |
|       REPORTING          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|         PERSON           ----------------------------------------------------|
|          WITH            |   8    | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                 |
|                          |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  9     | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        |
|        |                                                                     |
|        | 650,000 shares                                                      |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  [ ]  |
|        | SHARES*                                                             |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   |
|        | 5.0%                                                                |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                          |
|        | IN                                                                  |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!                    


<PAGE>

- -------------------------                           ---------------------------
|CUSIP NO. 14190710     |           13G            |   Page 12  of  23   Pages |
|          -----------  |                          |        ---     ---        |
- -------------------------                           ---------------------------

|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1     |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|        |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  Charles W. Newhall III                                             |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2     |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) [ ]  |
|        |                                                            (b) [ ]  |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3     |  SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4     |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|        |                                                                     |
|        |  United States                                                      |
|--------|-----------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
|                          |   5    | SOLE VOTING POWER                        |
|                          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|        NUMBER OF         |--------| -----------------------------------------|
|         SHARES           |   6    | SHARED VOTING POWER                      |
|      BENEFICIALLY        |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|        OWNED BY          ----------------------------------------------------|
|          EACH            |   7    | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                   |
|       REPORTING          |        | 0 shares                                 |
|         PERSON           ----------------------------------------------------|
|          WITH            |   8    | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                 |
|                          |        | 650,000 shares                           |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  9     | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        |
|        |                                                                     |
|        | 650,000 shares                                                      |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  [ ]  |
|        | SHARES*                                                             |
|        |                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   |
|        | 5.0%                                                                |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                          |
|        | IN                                                                  |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!                    


<PAGE>

Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer:  CardioThoracic Systems, Inc.

Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
               10600 North Tantau Avenue, Cupertino, CA  95014-0739

Item 2(a).     Names of Persons Filing: New Enterprise Associates VI,
               Limited Partnership ("NEA VI"), NEA Partners VI, Limited
               Partnership ("NEA Partners VI"), which is the sole general
               partner of NEA VI, and Peter J. Barris ("Barris"), Frank A.
               Bonsal, Jr. ("Bonsal"), Nancy L. Dorman ("Dorman"), Ronald Kase
               ("Kase"), C. Richard Kramlich ("Kramlich"), Arthur J. Marks
               ("Marks"), Thomas C. McConnell ("McConnell"), John M. Nehra
               ("Nehra") and Charles W. Newhall III ("Newhall") (the "General
               Partners"). The General Partners are individual general partners
               of NEA Partners VI. The persons named in this paragraph are
               referred to individually herein as a "Reporting Person" and
               collectively as the "Reporting Persons."

Item 2(b).     Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: 
               The address of the principal business office of NEA
               VI, NEA Partners VI, Barris, Bonsal, Dorman, Marks, Nehra and
               Newhall is New Enterprise Associates, 1119 St. Paul Street,
               Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The address of the principal business
               office of Kase, Kramlich and McConnell is New Enterprise
               Associates, 2490 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025.

Item 2(c).     Citizenship: Each of NEA VI and NEA Partners VI is a
               limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of
               Delaware. Each of the General Partners is a United States
               citizen.

Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.001 par value 
               ("Common Stock").

Item 2(e).     CUSIP Number: 14190710

Item 3.        If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
               13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

               (a)  [ ]  Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (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 of 1940.

               (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 Rule 
                         13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) of the Act.


                              Page 13 of 23 Pages
<PAGE>


               (g)  [ ]  Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule
                         13d-1(b)(ii)(G) of the Act.

               (h)  [ ]  Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) of 
                         the Act.

               Not applicable. This Schedule 13G is not being filed pursuant to
               Rule 13d-1(b) or Rule 13d-2(b).

Item 4.        Ownership.
               ----------

               (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned: NEA VI is the record owner of
                    640,000 shares of Common Stock as of December 31, 1996 (the
                    "NEA VI Shares"). NEA Ventures 1996, L.P., a limited
                    partnership affiliated with NEA VI, is the record owner of
                    10,000 shares as of December 31, 1996 (the "NEA Ventures
                    Shares"). By virtue of its relationship with NEA Ventures
                    1996, L.P., NEA VI may be deemed to share the power to
                    direct the disposition and vote of the NEA Ventures Shares
                    as well as the NEA VI Shares, for an aggregate of 650,000
                    shares (the "Record Shares"). As the sole general partner of
                    NEA VI, NEA Partners VI may be deemed to own beneficially
                    the Record Shares. As the general partners of NEA Partners
                    VI, the sole general partner of NEA VI, each of the General
                    Partners may also be deemed to own beneficially the Record
                    Shares.

               (b)  Percent of Class: Each Reporting Person: 5.0%. The
                    foregoing percentage is calculated based on the 12,991,672
                    shares of Common Stock reported to be outstanding in the
                    Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
                    September 30, 1996 of CardioThoracic Systems, Inc., as
                    adjusted pursuant to Rule 13d-13(d)(1).

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

                    (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 shares
                         for each Reporting Person.

                    (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 650,000
                         shares for each Reporting Person.

                    (V)  sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                         of: 0 shares for each Reporting Person.

                    (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                         of: 650,000 shares for each Reporting Person.

               Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such
               shares of Common Stock except, in the case of NEA VI, for the
               640,000 shares of Common Stock it holds of record.

Item 5.        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
               ---------------------------------------------

               Not applicable.


                              Page 14 of 23 Pages
<PAGE>


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. The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim
               membership in a "group" as used in Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(H).

Item 9.        Notice of Dissolution of Group.
               -------------------------------

               Not applicable.

Item 10.       Certification.
               --------------

               Not applicable. This statement on Schedule 13G is not filed
               pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b).


                              Page 15 of 23 Pages
<PAGE>


                                    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.

Date: February 10, 1997


NEW ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATES VI, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

By: NEA PARTNERS VI, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                       *
    By: --------------------------------
        Charles W. Newhall III
        General Partner


NEA PARTNERS VI, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                   *
By: --------------------------------
    Charles W. Newhall III
    General Partner

                 *
- ------------------------------------
Peter J. Barris

                 *
- ------------------------------------
Ronald Kase

                 *
- ------------------------------------
John M. Nehra


                              Page 16 of 23 Pages
<PAGE>

                 *
- ------------------------------------
Frank A. Bonsal, Jr.

                 *
- ------------------------------------
C. Richard Kramlich

                 *
- ------------------------------------
Arthur J. Marks

                 *
- ------------------------------------
Thomas C. McConnell

                 *
- ------------------------------------
Charles W. Newhall III


                                         *By: /s/ Nancy L. Dorman
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Nancy L. Dorman, in her individual
                                              capacity and as Attorney-in-Fact

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

This Schedule 13G was executed by Nancy L. Dorman pursuant to Powers of Attorney
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 1992 in
connection with a Schedule 13G for Advanced Interventional Systems Inc. and on
February 13, 1995 in connection with a Schedule 13G for Acuity Imaging, Inc.,
which Powers of Attorney are incorporated herein by reference and copies of
which are attached hereto as Exhibit 2.


                              Page 17 of 23 Pages
<PAGE>


                                                                       Exhibit 1
                                                                       ---------

                                    AGREEMENT


     Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
undersigned hereby agree that only one statement containing the information
required by Schedule 13G need be filed with respect to the ownership by each of
the undersigned of shares of Common Stock of CardioThoracic Systems, Inc.

     EXECUTED as a sealed instrument this 10th day of February, 1997.


NEW ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATES VI, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

By: NEA PARTNERS VI, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                         *
    By: ------------------------------------
        Charles W. Newhall III
        General Partner


NEA PARTNERS VI, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                     *
By: ------------------------------------
    Charles W. Newhall III
    General Partner


                 *
- ------------------------------------
Peter J. Barris

                 *
- ------------------------------------
Ronald Kase

                 *
- ------------------------------------
John M. Nehra


                              Page 18 of 23 Pages
<PAGE>

                 *
- ------------------------------------
Frank A. Bonsal, Jr.

                 *
- ------------------------------------
C. Richard Kramlich

                 *
- ------------------------------------
Arthur J. Marks

                 *
- ------------------------------------
Thomas C. McConnell

                 *
- ------------------------------------
Charles W. Newhall III

                                         *By: /s/ Nancy L. Dorman
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Nancy L. Dorman, in her individual
                                              capacity and as Attorney-in-Fact

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

This Agreement was executed by Nancy L. Dorman pursuant to Powers of Attorney
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 1992 in
connection with a Schedule 13G for Advanced Interventional Systems, Inc. and on
February 13, 1995 in connection with a Schedule 13G for Acuity Imaging, Inc.,
which Powers of Attorney are incorporated herein by reference and copies of
which are attached hereto as Exhibit 2.


                              Page 19 of 23 Pages
<PAGE>


                                                                       Exhibit 2
                                                                       ---------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below hereby constitutes and appoints Nancy L. Dorman and Charles W. Newhall
III, and each of them, with full power to act without the other, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to sign any and all
instruments, certificates and documents that may be necessary, desirable or
appropriate to be executed on behalf of himself as an individual or in his
capacity as a general partner of any partnership, pursuant to section 13 or 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and any
and all regulations promulgated thereunder, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and any other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and with any other entity when and if such
is mandated by the Exchange Act or by the By-laws of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc., granting unto said attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary, desirable or
appropriate, fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, thereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed as of the 23rd
day of April, 1991.


                                             /s/ Raymond L. Bank
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Raymond L. Bank
                                             

                                             /s/ Thomas R. Baruch
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Thomas R. Baruch


                                             /s/ Cornelius C. Bond, Jr.
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Cornelius C. Bond, Jr.


                                             /s/ Frank A. Bonsal, Jr.
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Frank A. Bonsal, Jr.


                                             /s/ James A. Cole
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             James A. Cole


                              Page 20 of 23 Pages
<PAGE>


                                             /s/ Nancy L. Dorman
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Nancy L. Dorman


                                             /s/ Neal M. Douglas
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Neal M. Douglas


                                             /s/ John W. Glynn, Jr.
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             John W. Glynn, Jr.


                                             /s/ Curran W. Harvey
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Curran W. Harvey


                                             /s/ Ronald Kase
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Ronald Kase


                                             /s/ C. Richard Kramlich
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             C. Richard Kramlich


                                             /s/ Robert F. Kuhling
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Robert F. Kuhling


                                             /s/ Arthur J. Marks
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Arthur J. Marks


                                             /s/ Thomas C. McConnell
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Thomas C. McConnell


                                             /s/ Donald L. Murfin
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Donald L. Murfin


                                             /s/ H. Leland Murphy
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             H. Leland Murphy


                              Page 21 of 23 Pages
<PAGE>


                                             /s/ John M. Nehra
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             John M. Nehra


                                             /s/ Charles W. Newhall III
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Charles W. Newhall III


                                             /s/ Terry L. Opdendyk
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Terry L. Opdendyk


                                             /s/ Barbara J. Perrier
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Barbara J. Perrier


                                             /s/ C. Vincent Prothro
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             C. Vincent Prothro


                                             /s/ C. Woodrow Rea, Jr.
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             C. Woodrow Rea, Jr.


                                             /s/ Howard D. Wolfe, Jr.
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Howard D. Wolfe, Jr.


                                             /s/ Nora M. Zietz
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Nora M. Zietz


                              Page 22 of 23 Pages
<PAGE>


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below hereby constitutes and appoints Nancy L. Dorman and Charles W. Newhall
III, and each of them, with full power to act without the other, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to sign any and all
instruments, certificates and documents that may be necessary, desirable or
appropriate to be executed on behalf of himself as an individual or in his
capacity as a general partner of any partnership, pursuant to section 13 or 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and any
and all regulations promulgated thereunder, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and any other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and with any other entity when and if such
is mandated by the Exchange Act or by the By-laws of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc., granting unto said attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary, desirable or
appropriate, fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, thereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed as of the 1st
day of January, 1994.

                                             /s/ Peter J. Barris
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Peter J. Barris


                                             /s/ Debra E. King
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Debra E. King


                                             /s/ Peter T. Morris
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Peter T. Morris


                                             /s/ Hugh Y. Rienhoff, Jr.
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Hugh Y. Rienhoff, Jr.


                                             /s/ Alexander Slusky
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Alexander Slusky


                                             /s/ Louis B. Van Dyck
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Louis B. Van Dyck


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