<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This Schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Form 10-QSB of Gish Biomedical, Inc., for the nine months ended March 31, 2000 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000700945 <NAME> GISH BIOMEDICAL, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-2000 <PERIOD-START> JUL-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-2000 <CASH> 2,305 <SECURITIES> 887 <RECEIVABLES> 3,506 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 6,619 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 13,366 <PP&E> 9,422 <DEPRECIATION> 7,137 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 15,803 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,848 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 10,483 <OTHER-SE> 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 15,803 <SALES> 13,370 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 13,370 <CGS> 9,939 <TOTAL-COSTS> 9,939 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 5,941 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> (2,510) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (2,510) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (2,510) <EPS-BASIC> (.68) <EPS-DILUTED> (.68)