1 EXHIBIT 21 Furon Company Significant and Certain Other Subsidiaries February 1, 1997 State or Other Jurisdiction of Name of Subsidiary Incorporation or Organization ------------------ ----------------------------- MEDEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES: Medex, Inc. Ohio Ashfield Medical Systems Limited United Kingdom Medex Exports, Inc. Virgin Islands Medex Medical France SARL France Medex Medical GmbH Germany Medex Medical S.r.l. Italy Medex Medical, Inc. Ohio Medex Medical Limited United Kingdom Medex Medical Instrumentation, Inc. Ohio OTHER: Bunnell Plastics, Inc.* New Jersey CHR Industries, Inc.* Connecticut Dixon Industries Corporation* Rhode Island Fluorocarbon Components, Inc.* New York Fluorocarbon Foreign Sales Corporation Barbados Furon B.V. Netherlands Furon Europe, S.A. Belgium Furon Limited England Furon Seals N.V./S.A. Belgium Furon S.A. Belgium Sepco Corporation* California _____ * A general business corporation with a wholly owned domestic subsidiary. 52