U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)

[X]      QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)  OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
         ACT OF 1934

         For the quarterly period ended:  September 30, 2001

                                       OR

[ ]      TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
         ACT OF 1934
                          Commission File No.: 0-10728

                              GISH BIOMEDICAL, INC.
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        (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

          California                                         95-3046028
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(State or other jurisdiction of                          (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization                          Identification Number)

          22942 Arroyo Vista, Rancho Santa Margarita, California 92688
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (949) 635-6200
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                           (Issuer's telephone number)

                                       N/A
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              (Former name, former address and formal fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)

     Check  whether  the issuer (1) filed all  reports  required  to be filed by
Section 13 or 15 (d) of the  Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the issuer was required to file such  reports),  and (2) has
been subject to such filing  requirements  for the past 90 days.
Yes X   No
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     State the number of shares  outstanding of each of the issuer's  classes of
common equity:  As of November 8, 2001,  the issuer had 3,592,145  shares of its
common stock, no par value, outstanding.

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one):  Yes      No X
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PART I  -  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 1.  - Financial Statements
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                              GISH BIOMEDICAL, INC.

                             CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET

                            As of September 30, 2001
                                   (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share data)

ASSETS
Current assets:
   Accounts receivable, net                                            $  2,534
   Relocation receivable                                                    156
   Inventories                                                            5,655
   Other current assets                                                      77
                                                                       --------
     Total current assets                                                 8,422

Property and equipment, at cost                                           9,341
   Less accumulated depreciation                                      (   6,260)
                                                                       --------
     Net property and equipment                                           3,081
Other assets                                                                498
                                                                       --------
     Total assets                                                      $ 12,001
                                                                       ========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
   Revolving line of credit                                            $    817
   Cash overdraft                                                            39
   Accounts payable                                                         752
   Accrued compensation and related items                                   428
   Accrued relocation liabilities                                           385
   Other accrued liabilities                                                 26
                                                                       --------
     Total current liabilities                                            2,447
Deferred rent                                                                56
                                                                       --------
     Total liabilities                                                    2,503
                                                                       --------
Shareholders' equity:
   Preferred stock, 1,500,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding
   Common stock, no par value, 7,500,000 shares authorized,
     3,592,145 shares issued and outstanding                             10,532
   Accumulated deficit                                                (   1,034)
                                                                       --------
     Total shareholders' equity                                           9,498
                                                                       --------
     Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                        $ 12,001
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            See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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                              GISH BIOMEDICAL, INC.

                       CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                 Three months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000
                                   (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)        2001               2000
                                                       ----               ----

Net sales                                           $   3,848         $   4,285
Cost of sales                                           3,076             3,132
                                                    ---------         ---------
  Gross profit                                            772             1,153

Operating expenses:

  Selling and marketing                                   989             1,011
  Research and development                                253               249
  General and administrative                              402               444
                                                    ---------         ---------

   Total operating expenses                             1,644             1,704
                                                    ---------         ---------

Operating loss                                     (      872)       (      551)
Interest income (expense), net                     (       15)               51
                                                    ---------         ---------
Net loss                                           ($     887)       ($     500)
                                                    =========         =========

Net loss per share - basic and diluted             ($     .25)       ($     .14)
                                                    =========         =========
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares    3,592,145         3,592,145
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            See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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                              GISH BIOMEDICAL, INC.

                       CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                 Three months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000
                                   (Unaudited)

(In thousands)                                           2001           2000
                                                         ----           ----
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
    Net loss                                           ($ 887)        ($ 500)
    Adjustments:
         Depreciation                                     172            206
         Amortization                                       1              1
         Deferred rent                                     14         (   20)
         Changes in operating assets and liabilities      693         (  823)
                                                        -----          -----
Net cash used in operating activities                  (    7)        (1,136)
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    Maturity of investments                                 -            189
    Purchases of property and equipment                (  158)        (   63)
    Increase of other long-term assets                 (    6)        (    6)
                                                        -----          -----
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities    (  164)           120
                                                        -----          -----

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    Net borrowings on line of credit                       22              -
                                                        -----          -----
Net cash provided by financing activities                  22              -
                                                        -----          -----

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents              (  149)        (1,016)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period          110          1,477
                                                        -----          -----

Cash and cash equivalents (overdraft) at end of period ($  39)         $ 461
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            See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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                              GISH BIOMEDICAL, INC.
                     NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                         September 30, 2001 (Unaudited)

1.  General
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    The condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared by the
    Company, without audit, and include all adjustments which, in the opinion of
    management,  are  necessary  for  a  fair  presentation  of  the  results of
    operations and cash flows for the three  month  periods  ended September 30,
    2001 and 2000, and financial position at September 30, 2001, pursuant to the
    rules  and  regulations  of  the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
    Certain information and footnote  disclosures normally included in financial
    statements prepared  in  accordance  with  accounting  principles  generally
    accepted in the United  States  of  America  have  been condensed or omitted
    pursuant to such rules and regulations. Although  the  Company believes that
    the disclosures in such condensed financial statements are  adequate to make
    the  information  presented  not  misleading,   these   condensed  financial
    statements should be  read  in  conjunction  with  the  Company's  financial
    statements and the  notes  thereto  included  in the Company's Annual Report
    filed with the SEC on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2001.

    The  accompanying  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  assuming the
    Company will remain a going concern. The preparation of financial statements
    in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted  in  the  United
    States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
    affect  the  amounts reported in the financial statements  and  accompanying
    notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

    The Company incurred net losses of $887,000 and $2,892,000 and used $700,000
    and  $2,271,000 of cash  in financing  such losses  during the  three months
    ended September 30, 2001 and the year ended June 30, 2001, respectively.As a
    result,  the  Company  had  a  cash  overdraft  of  $39,000 and a deficit in
    retained earnings  of  $1,034,000  at  September  30,  2001.  Based  on  the
    Company's current operating plan, management believes existing cash together
    with cash forecasted  by  management  to be generated by operations and from
    borrowings under the Company's existing  revolving  line  of  credit will be
    sufficient to meet the Company's cash requirements until at  least September
    30,  2002.  If  events  or  circumstances  occur  such  that  the  financial
    performance  embodied  in  the  Company's  operating  plan is not  achieved,
    including  a  substantial  reduction  in  its current  operating losses, the
    Company would  be  required to  seek additional  debt or equity financing or
    obtain cash through the sale of assets. However,  no  assurance can be given
    that additional financing will be available on acceptable terms or at all or
    that any potential asset sale will occur. These conditions raise substantial
    doubt about the Company's ability  to  continue  as  a  going  concern.  The
    accompanying balance sheet does  not  include any adjustments to reflect the
    possible future effects on recoverability and  classification  of  assets or
    the amounts and classification of  liabilities  that  may  result  from  the
    outcome of this uncertainty.





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                              GISH BIOMEDICAL, INC.
               NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
                         September 30, 2001 (unaudited)


    Statement of Cash Flows
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    Changes  in  operating  assets  and  liabilities  as  shown in the condensed
    statements of cash flows comprise (in thousands):

                                               Three Months Ended September 30,
                                                        2001          2000
                                                        ----          ----

    Decrease(increase) in:
    Accounts receivable                                $ 384         $ 332
    Relocation receivable                                  -             -
    Inventories                                          428        (  565)
    Other current assets                                   7            47

    Increase (decrease) in:
    Accounts payable                                      28        (  583)
    Accrued compensation and related items            (  125)       (   24)
    Accrued relocation liabilities                    (   39)            -
    Other accrued liabilities                             10        (   30)
                                                       -----         -----

    Net change in operating assets and liabilities     $ 693        ($ 823)
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    The  Company did  not pay any  federal income  taxes during  the three month
    periods ended September 30, 2001  or September  30, 2000.  The Company  paid
    interest costs of $20,000 during the three month period ended  September 30,
    2001. The Company paid no interest costs during the three month period ended
    September 30, 2000.

2.  Inventories
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    Inventories  are stated  at the  lower  of cost (first-in, first-out) or net
    realizable value and are summarized as follows (in thousands):

                                                     September 30, 2001
                                                     ------------------

                       Raw materials                     $  2,655
                       Work in progress                     1,173
                       Finished goods                       1,827
                                                         --------
                                                         $  5,655
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3.  Commitments and Contingencies
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    During the three months ended March 31, 2001, the Company relocated to a new
    operating facility in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.

    Costs for the construction of  improvements  to  the  new  facility  totaled
    approximately $1,800,000 of which $200,000 is included in accrued relocation

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    liabilities  at  September  30,  2001.  The Company  has  excluded  from the
    improvement  construction  costs  at  September   30,  2001,   approximately
    $300,000 billed  to the Company  by the improvement construction contractor.
    The accuracy and validity of these  billings are currently being disputed by
    the Company.

4.  Loss per share
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    The Company  calculates  loss  per  share pursuant to SFAS 128 "Earnings Per
    Share". Due to the incurrence of  losses  in each reporting period, there is
    no difference between basic and diluted per share amounts.








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ITEM 2.- Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
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This  Quarterly  Report  on  Form   10-QSB  contains   certain   forward-looking
statements  within the meaning of Section 27A of the  Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 and the Company intends that
such forward-looking  statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby.
Words such as "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "plans", "believes", "seeks",
"estimates",  variations of such words and similar  expressions  are intended to
identify such forward-looking statements.

In  light  of  the  important  factors  that  can   materially  affect  results,
including  those set forth below and elsewhere in this Quarterly  Report on Form
10-QSB,  the  inclusion  of  forward-looking  information  herein  should not be
regarded as a representation  by Gish or any other person that our objectives or
plans will be achieved. We may encounter competitive,  technological,  financial
and business  challenges  making it more  difficult than expected to continue to
develop  and market our  products;  the market may not accept our  existing  and
future products; we may be unable to retain key management personnel;  and there
may be other material  adverse  changes in our  operations or business.  Certain
important factors affecting the forward-looking  statements made herein include,
but are not limited to (i) continued  downward pricing pressures in our targeted
markets,  (ii) the  continued  acquisition  of our  customers  by certain of our
competitors and (iii) continued  periods of net losses,  which could require the
Company to find additional  sources of financing to fund  operations,  implement
its financial and business strategies, meet anticipated capital expenditures and
fund  research  and  development  costs.   Assumptions  relating  to  budgeting,
marketing,  product development and other management decisions are subjective in
many respects and thus  susceptible to  interpretations  and periodic  revisions
based on actual  experience and business  developments,  the impact of which may
cause us to alter our marketing, capital expenditure or other budgets, which may
in turn affect our financial  position and results of operations.  The reader is
therefore  cautioned not to place undue reliance on  forward-looking  statements
contained herein, which speak as of the date of this report. The Company assumes
no  responsibility to update any  forward-looking  statements as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise.

The  following   is   management's   discussion    and   analysis   of   certain
significant  factors which have affected the earnings and financial  position of
the Company during the period included in the accompanying financial statements.
This discussion  compares the three month period ending  September 30, 2001 with
the three month period ended September 30, 2000. This discussion  should be read
in conjunction with the financial statements and associated notes.

Results of Operations:
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The  Company  incurred  a  net  loss of $887,000,  or $.25 basic and diluted net
loss per share,  for the three months ended September 30, 2001 compared to a net
loss of  $500,000,  or $.14  basic  and  diluted  net  loss per  share,  for the
comparable period in the prior fiscal year.

The  Company  had  sales  of  $3,848,000  for  the quarter  ended  September 30,
2001 compared to sales of  $4,285,000  for the  comparable  quarter in the prior
fiscal year.

The  $437,000  net  sales  decrease  for  the quarter  ended  September 30, 2001
compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2000 included a general reduction of
sales  volume  across all product  lines,  except for  oxygenator  sales,  which
increased 16%.

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A  majority  of  the  Company's  sales  are  derived from  products  used in the
open-heart  bypass  circuit which is employed when a patient's  heart is stopped
during  cardiac  surgery.  In response to the events which occurred on September
11, 2001, most healthcare facilities immediately ceased non-emergency  surgeries
in an effort to  conserve  the  nations  blood  supply  and  reserve  their care
capacity  for  potential  future  emergency  needs.  The Company  experienced  a
significant  reduction in orders in September 2001, which in turn had the effect
of September  revenue being  approximately  $500,000 lower than the prior months
revenue and budgeted revenue.

The  net  sales  decrease  for the quarter  ended  September 30, 2001,  compared
to the quarter ended  September 30, 2000,  after taking into account the loss of
revenue in  September  discussed  previously,  continued  the trend of a general
reduction  of sales  volume of 10% to 20% across all product  lines,  except for
oxygenator  sales,  which  increased  at a 20% rate.  The  reduction in sales of
products, other than oxygenators,  resulted from factors which include a loss of
market  share  in  these  products  to other  competitors,  a shift in  customer
purchasing  patterns from separate  components to integrated  oxygenator systems
which  include those  components,  and the  increasing  percentage of open-heart
surgeries which are performed without stopping the heart.

Oxygenator  sales  were  $1,284,000 for  the  three  months  ended September 30,
2001 compared to $1,100,000  for the three months ended  September 30, 2000. The
sales  increase  resulted from  additional  market  penetration  by the VisionTM
oxygenator which was introduced in August,  1997. The Vision oxygenator has been
favorably  received  by  the  market  due  to  product  features  and  operating
performance.

Gross  profit  decreased  to $772,000 for  the three  months ended September 30,
2001 compared to $1,153,000  for the three months ended  September 30, 2000. The
primary cause of the gross profit decrease was the decrease in sales compared to
the prior year quarter,  and the continued  increase in the  percentage of total
sales derived from sales of oxygenators,  on which the Company  achieves a lower
percentage gross profit than its other product groups.

Selling  and  marketing  expenses  for  the  three  months ended  September  30,
2001 were $989,000  compared to $1,011,000 for the three months ended  September
30, 2000.

Research and development  expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2001
were $253,000  compared  to  $249,000 for  the three  months ended September 30,
2000.

For  the  three  months ended  September  30, 2001,  general and  administrative
expenses were $402,000 compared to $444,000 for the three months ended September
30, 2000.  The $42,000  decrease  from the prior year period is primarily due to
the timing of expenses.

Liquidity and Capital Resources:
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At September 30, 2001, the Company had a cash overdraft of $39,000.

For  the  three  months  ended  September  30, 2001  net cash  used by operating
activities  was $7,000  compared  to net cash used by  operating  activities  of
$1,136,000  for the three months ended  September 30, 2000. The decrease in cash
used by operating  activities  compared to the  comparable  quarter in the prior
year,  results  primarily from the Company's  ability to reduce inventory in the
three months ended September 30, 2001,  compared to an increase in inventory and
decrease in accounts payable in the three months ended September 30, 2000, which
was related to the build-up of inventory in  anticipation  of the  relocation of
the Company to a new facility.

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Net cash  used  in  investing  activities  for the three  months ended September
30, 2001 was $164,000  compared to net cash provided by investing  activities of
$120,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2000.

Under  its  current  operating  plan, the  Company  believes  its  existing cash
together with cash  forecasted to be generated by operations and from borrowings
under the  existing  revolving  line of credit  will be  sufficient  to meet the
Company's cash requirements  through September 30, 2002. However, if the Company
is unable to achieve the financial performance embodied in the Company's current
operating  plan,  including a  substantial  reduction  in its  current  level of
operating  losses,  it will  require  either  additional  sources  of funding or
raising  additional cash through the sale of assets.  There can be no assurances
that  additional  sources of funding  will be  available  when needed or will be
available  at rates and terms  favorable  to the  Company or that any  potential
asset sale will occur.

These  conditions  raise  substantial  doubt  about  the  Company's   ability to
continue as a going concern.  The Company's  balance sheet at September 30, 2001
presented  elsewhere  in this Form 10-QSB does not  include any  adjustments  to
reflect the possible  future effects on  recoverability  and  classification  of
assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the
outcome of this uncertainty.


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PART II   -  OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM 6.  -  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
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   a.   Exhibits

        None

   b.   Reports on Form 8-K

         None.



















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                                   SIGNATURES

     In accordance  with the  requirements  of the Exchange Act, the  registrant
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.



                                         GISH BIOMEDICAL, INC.





Date:    November 8, 2001                     /s/ Leslie M. Taeger
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                                               Leslie M. Taeger
                                               Vice President/CFO











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