<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This Schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Form 10-QSB of Gish Biomedical, Inc., for the six months ended December 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> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-2001 <PERIOD-START> JUL-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-2000 <CASH> 193 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 3,514 <ALLOWANCES> 187 <INVENTORY> 8,908 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 12,834 <PP&E> 10,112 <DEPRECIATION> 7,706 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 15,758 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 3,194 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 10,532 <OTHER-SE> 1,814 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 15,758 <SALES> 8,777 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 8,777 <CGS> 6,410 <TOTAL-COSTS> 3,353 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> (55) <INCOME-PRETAX> (931) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (931) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (931) <EPS-BASIC> (0.26) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.26)