UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
McCALL, RONALD D.
2211 New Market Parkway
Suite 142
Marietta, GA  30067
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CryoLife, Inc.
CRYL
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
January/96
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
February 5, 1997
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Secretary and Treasurer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
| Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
|      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
|      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
| Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Month     |ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock               |01/23/|M   | |4,000             |A  |$2.25      |68,592             |D     |                           |
|97    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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|      |    | |                  |   |           |10,000             |I     |By Spouse                  |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
|or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
|cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
|Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
|Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
|tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
|Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
|rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Month       |(I)|            |
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Option                |$2.25   |01/23|M   | |4,000      |D  |(1)  |03/20|Common Stock|4,000  |N/A    |3,000       |D  |            |
|        |/97  |    | |           |   |     |/97  |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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|        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Option vests over a five year period becoming exercisable in 20% 
increments, with the first 20% vesting on 
the date of Grant (March 20, 1992), the second 20% vesting on 3/20/93, the 
third 20% vesting on 3/20/94, the 
fourth 20% vesting on 3/20/95, and the final 20% vesting on March 20, 
1996.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Ronald D. McCall
DATE
February 5, 1997