<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Form 10-QSB of Gish Biomedical, Inc. for the quarter ended September 30, 1999 and is qualified in its entirety to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000700945 <NAME> GISH BIOMEDICAL, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-2000 <PERIOD-START> JUL-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 <CASH> 1,761 <SECURITIES> 1,510 <RECEIVABLES> 3,155 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 7,273 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 13,721 <PP&E> 9,586 <DEPRECIATION> 7,047 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 16,410 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 2,011 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 10,151 <OTHER-SE> 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 16,410 <SALES> 4,416 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 4,416 <CGS> 3,441 <TOTAL-COSTS> 3,441 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 2,675 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> (1,635) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (1,635) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (1,635) <EPS-BASIC> (.47) <EPS-DILUTED> (.47)