ATS Medical, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2006 Earnings Release Date And Conference Call

MINNEAPOLIS, July 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ATS Medical, Inc. today announced that it will release financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006 after market close on Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006. The Company will host a conference call and webcast on Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) to discuss the Company’s second quarter results, outlook for the remainder of 2006, and current corporate developments. The dial-in number for the conference call is 800-366-3908 for domestic participants and 303-205-0044 for international participants.

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A taped replay of the conference call will also be available beginning approximately one hour after the call’s conclusion and will remain available for seven days. The replay can be accessed by dialing 800-405-2236 for domestic participants and 303-590-3000 for international participants, using the passcode 11066362#. A live webcast of the call can be accessed at http://www.atsmedical.com by clicking on the Investors icon. The webcast will also be archived on the company’s website.

About ATS Medical

ATS Medical, Inc. manufactures and markets products and services focused on cardiac surgery. The Company, global in scope, has been headquartered in Minneapolis since its founding in 1991. More than 100,000 ATS Open Pivot(R) Heart Valves, which utilize a unique pivot design resulting in exceptional performance and low risk profile, have been implanted in patients worldwide. ATS Medical’s focus on serving the cardiac surgery community is further strengthened by product and service offerings including ATS Simulus(TM) annuloplasty products for heart valve repair, Surgi-Frost(R) and Frost-Byte(R) products for surgical cryoablation of cardiac arrhythmias, RTI Cardiovascular for allograft tissue services, QAS home monitoring services for anticoagulation therapy, and the development of PARSUS blood filtration technology. The ATS Medical web site is http://www.atsmedical.com .

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CONTACT: Michael Dale, President, CEO, ATS Medical, Inc., +1-763-553-7736;or Investors, Jennifer Beugelmans, +1-646-277-8704, or Doug Sherk,+1-415-896-6820, or Steve DiMattia, +1-646-277-8706 (Media), all of EVCGroup, Inc.

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