Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. §1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of ABIOMED, Inc. (the “Company”) for the year ended March 31, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certifies, to the best knowledge and belief of the signatory, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/S/    MICHAEL R. MINOGUE	/S/    DANIEL J.SUTHERBY
Michael R. Minogue	Daniel J. Sutherby
President and Chief Executive Officer	Chief Financial Officer
Date: June 14, 2006	Date: June 14, 2006