EXHIBIT 32.2
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                          Certification Pursuant To
                           18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                           As Adopted Pursuant To
                Section 906 of the Sarbanes/Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Haemonetics Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 28, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Ronald J. Ryan, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18,
United States Code, that this Report fully complies with the requirements
of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that
the information contained in this Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: August 12, 2003




                                       s/Ronald J. Ryan
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                                       Ronald J. Ryan,
                                       Senior Vice President and
                                       Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or
other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the
signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this
written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Haemonetics
and will be retained by Haemonetics and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


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