SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* O'Connor John James (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC. 63 SECOND AVENUE (Street) BURLINGTON MA 01803 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/17/2008	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LEMAITRE VASCULAR INC [ LMAT ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

The reporting person does not own any securities of the issuer.

No securities are beneficially owned.

	/s/ Aaron M. Grossman Attorney-In-Fact	09/19/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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                        POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below hereby constitutes and appoints Aaron M. Grossman the true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place,
and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all instruments,
certificates, and documents verbally approved by the undersigned that, as
a result of the undersigned's service as an executive officer or director
of LeMaitre Vascular, Inc., are required to be executed on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and any and all regulations
promulgated thereunder, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and any other documents in conne
ction therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and with any other entity when and if such is mandated
by the Exchange Act or by the By-laws of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite
and necessary fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person thereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-
in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.  This Power of Attorney shall remain in
effect until it is revoked in writing or the undersigned has ceased to
serve as an executive officer or director of LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed as of September
17, 2008.

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p;   /s/ John James O'Connor        
                        John James O'Connor