AtriCure Announces Web Cast and Conference Call of Second Quarter 2005 Results

WEST CHESTER, Ohio, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AtriCure, Inc. , a medical device company focused on developing, manufacturing and selling innovative surgical devices, will release its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 on Friday, September 9, 2005 before the opening of the U.S. financial markets.

AtriCure will also host a Web cast and conference call at 9:00 am EDT on September 9, 2005 to discuss second quarter 2005 results. A live Web cast of the conference call will be available online from the investor relations page of AtriCure’s corporate Web site at www.atricure.com. The dial-in numbers are (800) 561-2813 for domestic callers, and (617) 614-3529 for international callers. The reservation number for both is 73067109.

The recording of the conference call will remain available on AtriCure’s Web site through September 9, 2006. A telephonic replay of the call will be available until October 9, 2005. The replay dial-in numbers are (888) 286-8010 for domestic callers and (617) 801-6888 for international callers. Please use reservation code 66068484.

About AtriCure, Inc.

AtriCure, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing, manufacturing and selling innovative surgical devices to create precise lesions, or scars, in soft tissues. Medical journals have described the adoption by leading cardiothoracic surgeons of the AtriCure, Inc. bipolar ablation system as a standard treatment alternative during open-heart surgical procedures to safely, rapidly and reliably create lesions in cardiac, or heart, tissue to block the abnormal electrical impulses that cause atrial fibrillation, a rapid, irregular quivering of the upper chambers of the heart.

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements that address activities, events or developments that AtriCure expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, such as earnings estimates, other predictions of financial performance, launches by AtriCure of new products and market acceptance of AtriCure’s products. Forward-looking statements are based on AtriCure’s experience and perception of current conditions, trends, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate under the circumstances and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond AtriCure’s control. These risks and uncertainties include the rate and degree of market acceptance of AtriCure’s products, AtriCure’s ability to develop and market new and enhanced products, the timing of and ability to obtain and maintain regulatory clearances and approvals for its products, the timing of and ability to obtain reimbursement of procedures utilizing AtriCure’s products, competition from existing and new products and procedures or AtriCure’s ability to effectively react to other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in AtriCure’s SEC filings, such as fluctuation of quarterly financial results, reliance on third party manufacturers and suppliers, litigation or other proceedings, government regulation and stock price volatility. AtriCure does not guarantee any forward-looking statement, and actual results may differ materially from those projected. AtriCure undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contacts: Atricure Thomas Etergino Chief Financial Officer 513-755-4561 tetergino@atricure.com The Ruth Group Stephanie Carrington / Nick Laudico (investors) (646) 536-7017 / 7030 scarrington@theruthgroup.comnlaudico@theruthgroup.com Jason Rando (media) (646) 536-7025 jrando@theruthgroup.com

AtriCure, Inc.

CONTACT: Thomas Etergino, Chief Financial Officer, Atricure,+1-513-755-4561, tetergino@atricure.com; or Stephanie Carrington,+1-646-536-7017, scarrington@theruthgroup.com, or Nick Laudico (investors),+1-646-536-7030, nlaudico@theruthgroup.com, or Jason Rando (media),+1-646-536-7025, jrando@theruthgroup.com, all of The Ruth Group

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