SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G



                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment # 5)*


                                  Endocare Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    29264P104
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 August 2, 2004
                          (Date of Event Which Requires
                            Filing of this Statement)
                Check the  appropriate box to designate
                the rule  pursuant  to which this  schedule is
                filed:
                                (X) Rule 13d-1(b)
                                ( ) Rule 13d-1(c)
                                ( ) Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).

                        (Continued on following page(s))






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1)       Name of Reporting Person
         S.S. or I.R.S. Identification       Safeco Corporation
         No. of Above Person
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2)       Check the Appropriate Box          (a)
         if a Member of a Group              ___________________________
         (See Instructions)                 (b)
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3)       SEC Use Only
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4)       Citizenship or Place of             State of Washington
         Organization
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Number of       (5) Sole Voting
Shares Bene-         Power                  0
ficially           ___________________________________________________
Owned by       (6) Shared Voting
Reporting              Power                212,100
Person With       ___________________________________________________
                  (7) Sole Dispositive
                                Power       0
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                  (8) Shared
                        Dispositive Power   212,100
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9)       Aggregate Amount Beneficially
         Owned by  Reporting Person         212,100(1)
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10)      Check if the Aggregate
         Amount in Row (9) Excludes
         Certain Shares (See Instructions)
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11)      Percent of Class Represented
         by Amount in Row 9                 0.9%
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12)      Type of Reporting Person           HC
         (See Instructions)
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1    The  Reporting  Person  disclaims  any  beneficial  ownership of the shares
     reported  on this 13G.  Those  reported  shares are owned  beneficially  by
     employee benefit plans for which the Reporting Person is a plan sponsor





Item 1(a).        Name of Issuer:  See front cover

Item 1(b).        Address of Issuer Principal Executive Offices:

                  201 Technology Drive, Irvine, CA  92618

Item 2(a).        Name of Person(s) Filing:  See Item 1 on cover page (page 2).

Item 2(b).        Address of Principal Business Office or, If None, Residence:

                  Safeco Corporation:  Safeco Plaza, Seattle, WA  98185

Item 2(c).        Citizenship:   See Item 4 on cover page (page 2).

Item 2(d).        Title of Class of Securities:   See front cover page.

Item 2(e).        CUSIP Number:   See front cover page.

Item 3. If this  statement  is filed  pursuant to Rules  13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the persons filing are:

         (a)      ( )Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act.
         (b)      ( )Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
         (c)      ( )Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
                     Act.
         (d)      ( )Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
                     Investment Company Act of 1940.
         (e)      ( )Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
                     Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
         (f)      ( )Employee Benefit Plan,  Pension Fund which is subject to
                     provisions of Employee  Retirement Income Security Act of
                     1974 or Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
         (g)      (X)Parent Holding Company in accordance with
                     Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G).
         (h)      ( ) Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                      Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
         (i)      ( ) Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                      investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
                      Investment Company Act of 1940.
         (j)      ( )Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).







Item 4.  Ownership:

               Items (a)  through  (c):  See items 1 and 5-11 of the cover pages
               (page 2).

               Safeco  Corporation  expressly  declares  that the filing of this
               statement  on Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission
               that it is, for the  purposes  of  Section  13(d) or 13(g) of the
               Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial  owner of the
               securities covered by this statement.  The Company is filing this
               statement  because it is considered an indirect  beneficial owner
               of such securities  based on its sponsorship of employee  benefit
               plans which directly own such shares.

Item 5.  Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class:

               As of August 2, 2004, Safeco Corporation ceased to be a reporting
               person because it no longer is the beneficial  owner of more than
               5% of the common stock of Endocare, Inc.

Item 6.  Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person:  Not applicable.

Item 7.  Identification  and  Classification  of the  Subsidiary  Which
                Acquired the Security  Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
                  Company.

                    Safeco  Corporation is the plan sponsor of the Safeco 401(k)
                    Profit Sharing  Retirement  Plan, the employee  benefit plan
                    that directly owns the reported shares.

                    Safeco Asset Management  Company was the subsidiary on which
                    Safeco Corporation  previously  reported as a parent holding
                    company.  Safeco Asset Management Company was the investment
                    adviser  to   several   registered   investment   companies.
                    Effective  August  2,  2004,  Safeco  Corporation  sold  its
                    ownership interest in Safeco Asset Management Company.

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
                  Not applicable.

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.  Not applicable.

Item 10.Certification.

               By signing  below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
               belief,  the securities  referred to above were acquired and are
               held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and
               are not held for the  purpose of or with the effect of  changing
               or influencing  the control of the issuer of such  securities and
               were not  acquired and are not held in  connection  with or as a
               participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.









Signature.

                  After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
                  belief,  I  certify  that the  information  set  forth in this
                  statement is true, complete and correct.


Date:  September 8, 2004                       Safeco Corporation



                                                By       /s/ Ronald L. Spaulding
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                                                             Ronald L. Spaulding
                                             Senior Vice President and Treasurer