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<PRE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints David J. Drachman and Thomas J. Etergino, and each of them, her true
and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1) Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as
an officer, director or 10% holder of AtriCure, Inc. (the "Company"), a reporting company under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), any and all Forms 3, 4
and 5 required to be filed by the undersigned in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange
Act and the rules thereunder;
(2) Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 and 5 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, in the best interest of, or
legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned, 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
his discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, and
proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or
his 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.  The undersigned acknowledges that no such
attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is hereby
assuming, nor is the Company hereby assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned
is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 26th day of June, 2006.



	By:  /s/ Elizabeth D. Krell
	        Name:  Elizabeth D. Krell




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