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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2007-05-31</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000784199</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CRYOLIFE INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CRY</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001218321</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>OSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>605 THIRD AVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10158</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-05-31</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>82000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>14.74</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1918000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This Form 4 is being filed to report that O.S.S. Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the &quot;Investment
Manager&quot;), Schafer Brothers LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the &quot;SB LLC&quot;) and  Mr. Oscar S. Schafer (&quot;Mr.
Schafer&quot; collectively with the Investment Manager and  SB LLC, the &quot;Reporting Persons&quot;) disclaim beneficial ownership of
Cryolife, Inc.'s  (the &quot;Issuer&quot;) securities for the purposes of Section 16.  Each of the Investment Manager, SB LLC and Mr.
Schafer may be deemed to beneficially own 1,918,000 shares of common stock and  85,000 shares of Preferred Stock convertible
into 528,607 shares of common stock, which represent, together, approximately 9.5% of the outstanding shares of common
stock.  The Reporting Persons hereby check the box and are not subject to further reporting requirements of Section 16.
This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are or have been the beneficial owners of such
securities.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Oscar S. Schafer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-06-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
