- Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Wall Brett A.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ev3 Inc. [ evvv ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) Sr. VP, President Int'l Div.
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O EV3 INC., 3033 CAMPUS DRIVE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/31/2010
(Street) PLYMOUTH, MN 55441 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	5/31/2010		A		30333   (1)	A	$0	71242   (2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	These shares represent a restricted stock grant under the ev3 Inc. Third Amended and Restated Incentive Plan and were issued to the reporting person pursuant to ev3's 2010 long-term equity grant guidelines that provide for broad-based annual performance recognition grants to employees. The number of shares issued was determined based primarily on a multiple of the reporting person's base salary as set forth in ev3's 2010 long-term equity grant guidelines and the $22.50 per share of ev3 common stock purchase price set forth in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 1, 2010 among Covidien Group S.a.r.l., a Luxembourg company ("Parent"), and Parent's wholly-owned subsidiary, COV Delaware Corporation, a Delaware corporation. The restricted shares vest over time and are subject to forfeiture until vested. Vesting will be accelerated in the event the transactions contemplated in the foregoing merger agreement are consummated.
( 2)	Consists of 64,762 shares issued pursuant to restricted stock grants under the ev3 Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2005 Incentive Plan and still subject to forfeiture and 2,090 shares purchased under the ev3 Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wall Brett A. C/O EV3 INC. 3033 CAMPUS DRIVE PLYMOUTH, MN 55441			Sr. VP, President Int'l Div.

Signatures
/s/ Kevin M. Klemz, attorney-in-fact		6/2/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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