Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Tyska Paul A
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC [NONE]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP of Business Dev
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
651 CAMPUS DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/25/2009
(Street)

ST. PAUL, MN 55112
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/25/2009   D   7,982 D (1) 0 D  
Common Stock 02/25/2009   D   2,000 D (1) 0 I Held as custodian for minor children

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) (2) 02/25/2009   D     140,000   (2)   (2) Common Stock 140,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) (2) 02/25/2009   D     35,000   (2)   (2) Common Stock 35,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) (2) 02/25/2009   D     50,000   (2)   (2) Common Stock 50,000 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Tyska Paul A
651 CAMPUS DRIVE
ST. PAUL, MN 55112
      VP of Business Dev  

Signatures

 /s/ Carlye S. Landin as Attorney-in-Fact for Paul A. Tyska pursuant to Power of Attorney previously filed.   02/27/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Disposed of pursuant to a merger agreement among the issuer, Responder Merger Sub, Inc. and Replidyne, Inc. (now known as "Cardiovascular Systems, Inc."), pursuant to which each share of the issuer's common stock was converted into 0.647 shares of common stock of Replidyne, Inc.
(2) Disposed of pursuant to a merger agreement among issuer, Responder Merger Sub, Inc. and Replidyne, Inc. (now known as "Cardiovascular Systems, Inc."), pursuant to which each of the issuer's stock options was assumed by Replidyne, Inc. and became exercisable to purchase shares of Replidyne, Inc. common stock; each share covered by the issuer's options was converted into 0.647 shares of common stock of Replidyne, Inc., and the exercise price of each option was adjusted by dividing the pre-merger exercise price by 0.647 and rounding up to the nearest cent.

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