POWER OF ATTORNEY

      Know all by these presents, that I hereby constitute and appoint each of
Michael Dale,
Michael Kramer and Deborah Chapman my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, each acting
alone, with full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead,
to:

1. execute for me and on my behalf, in my capacity as an officer and/or director
of ATS Medical,
Inc., Forms 3, 4 or 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder;

2. do and perform any and all acts for me and on my behalf which may be
necessary or desirable
to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any
amendment or amendments
thereto and timely file such Form with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and
any stock exchange or similar authority; and

3. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to me, in my best interest
or legally required
by me, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact
on my behalf
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
discretion.

      I hereby grant to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to
do and perform
any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done
in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as I might
or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact,
or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  I
acknowledge that
the attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at my request, are not
assuming, nor is ATS
Medical, Inc. assuming, any of my responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of
the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
      This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until I am no
longer required
to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to my holdings of and transactions in
securities of ATS
Medical, Inc., unless earlier revoked by me in a signed writing delivered to the
attorneys-in-fact
named above.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Power of Attorney on July 31, 2008.



/s/ Craig A. Swandal
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Craig A. Swandal
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