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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 8-K/A-2

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 7, 2001


                              CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its character)



       Delaware                   0-6132                   22-1760285
    (State or other            (Commission               (IRS Employer
     jurisdiction of            File Number)           Identification No.)
     incorporation)


150 Clove Road, Little Falls, New Jersey                        07424
(Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 973-890-7200

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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO-FORMA

                FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

                This Current Report on Form 8-K/A-2 is being filed in connection
with the acquisition of Minntech Corporation ("Minntech") by Cantel Medical
Corp. (the "Company") previously disclosed in Item 2 of this Form 8-K.

                (a) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The financial statements of Minntech
required by this Current Report on Form 8-K are included herein as follows:

                    (1)    Consolidated audited financial statements of Minntech
                           for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001.
                           Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on
                           Form 10-K of Minntech for the fiscal year ended March
                           31, 2001, which was attached as Annex I to the joint
                           proxy statement/prospectus dated July 30, 2001
                           included in a Registration Statement on Form S-4
                           filed by the Company on July 30, 2001.

                    (2)    Consolidated unaudited interim financial statements
                           of Minntech for the thirteen weeks ended June 30,
                           2001. Incorporated by reference to the Quarterly
                           Report on Form 10-Q of Minntech for the quarterly
                           period ended June 30, 2001, a copy of which is
                           annexed as an Exhibit hereto.

                (b) PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION. The following pro forma
statements of the Company are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

                    (1)    The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated
                           balance sheet of the Company as at July 31, 2001, and
                           the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated
                           statement of income of the Company for the fiscal
                           year ended July 31, 2001.

                (c) EXHIBITS.

                    23.  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

                    99.  Quarterly Report of Minntech on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended June 30, 2001

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                    UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION


         The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial
information gives effect to the merger using the purchase method of
accounting. This presentation gives effect to the issuance of 1,467,592
shares of Cantel common stock in connection with the merger. The Unaudited
Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income is prepared as if we
completed the merger on the first day of the year ended July 31, 2001 and the
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet was prepared as if
we completed the merger on July 31, 2001.

         The accompanying Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements explain the assumptions and adjustments used in preparing
the financial information, and do not reflect cost savings from operating
efficiencies or other improvements we may achieve by combining Cantel and
Minntech.

         Cantel is providing this financial information for illustration
purposes only. It does not necessarily indicate what the operating results
and financial position of the combined company might have been had the merger
been completed as of the dates described above, nor does it necessarily
indicate what the combined company's operating results and financial position
will be following the merger.

         The accompanying unaudited pro forma financial information should be
read in conjunction with:

o        the audited consolidated financial statements and other financial
         information included in Cantel's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
         fiscal year ended July 31, 2001, including the notes to those financial
         statements;

o        the audited consolidated financial statements and other financial
         information included in Minntech's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
         fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, including the notes to those
         financial statements; and

o        the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements included in
         Minntech's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the thirteen weeks ended
         June 30, 2001, including the notes to those financial statements.
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                              CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.
            UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                  JULY 31, 2001


                                     ASSETS

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                                                                                   PRO FORMA
                                                         HISTORICAL               ADJUSTMENTS
                                                 --------------------------      GIVING EFFECT        PRO FORMA
                                                    CANTEL        MINNTECH       TO THE MERGER     CONSOLIDATED (K)
                                                 ------------   -----------     ---------------    ----------------
                                                                    (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
                                                                                          
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                      $     5,050    $   15,232      $   (7,392)(C)        $   12,890
  Available-for-sale securities                        1,057            --          (1,057)(D)                --
  Accounts receivable, net                            11,768        14,854              --                26,622
  Inventories                                          8,166         9,951             400 (D)            18,517
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets              453         4,959            (563)(D)             4,849
                                                 ------------   -----------     -----------           -----------
Total current assets                                  26,494        44,996          (8,612)               62,878
Property and equipment, net                              844        16,598           6,700 (D)            24,142
Intangible assets                                        622           490           7,210 (D)             8,322
Goodwill                                                 585           372          14,293 (D)            15,250
Other assets                                           3,384           269              --                 3,653
                                                 ------------   -----------     -----------           -----------
                                                 $    31,929    $   62,725      $   19,591            $  114,245
                                                 ============   ===========     ===========           ===========

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                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                                                                          
Current liabilities:
  Current portion of long-term debt              $        --    $       --      $    2,000 (B)        $    2,000
  Accounts payable                                     4,115         3,632              --                 7,747
  Accrued expenses                                     3,899         4,357           8,580 (D)            16,836
  Income taxes                                         1,811           416              --                 2,227
                                                 ------------   -----------     -----------           -----------
Total current liabilities                              9,825         8,405          10,580                28,810
Long-term debt                                            --            --          32,000 (B)            32,000
Other long-term liabilities                               77           815           2,700 (D)             3,592
Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred Stock                                         --            --              --                    --
  Common Stock                                           473           336            (189)(A)(D)            620
  Additional capital                                  20,240        12,440          15,561 (A)(D)         48,241
  Retained earnings                                    4,477        42,122         (42,122)(D)             4,477
  Accumulated other comprehensive income              (2,143)       (1,393)          1,061 (D)            (2,475)
  Treasury Stock, at cost                             (1,020)           --              --                (1,020)
                                                 ------------   -----------     -----------           -----------
Total stockholders' equity                            22,027        53,505         (25,689)               49,843
                                                 ------------   -----------     -----------           -----------
                                                 $    31,929    $   62,725      $   19,591            $  114,245
                                                 ============   ===========     ===========           ===========
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                              CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.
         UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                        FOR THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2001

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                                                                                    PRO FORMA
                                                                HISTORICAL         ADJUSTMENTS
                                                          --------------------    GIVING EFFECT      PRO FORMA
                                                          CANTEL(J)   MINNTECH    TO THE MERGER(E)  CONSOLIDATED(L)
                                                          ---------   --------   ----------------  ---------------
                                                                (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

                                                                                          
Net sales                                                 $ 48,995     $ 79,237      $      --        $  128,232
Cost of sales                                               29,468       50,286            400 (F)        80,154
                                                          ---------    ---------     ----------       -----------
Gross profit                                                19,527       28,951           (400)           48,078

Operating expenses:
  Selling                                                    5,692        9,341             --            15,033
  General and administrative                                 5,921       14,076            766 (G)        20,763
  Research and development                                     949        3,503             --             4,452
                                                          ---------    ---------     ----------       -----------
Total operating expenses                                    12,562       26,920            766            40,248
                                                          ---------    ---------     ----------       -----------

Income from continuing operations before
  interest, other expense and income taxes                   6,965        2,031         (1,166)            7,830

Interest expense (income), net                                 (42)        (789)         3,125 (H)         2,294
Other expense                                                   --          142             --               142
                                                          ---------    ---------     ----------       -----------

Income (loss) from continuing operations before
  income taxes                                               7,007        2,678         (4,291)            5,394

Income taxes (benefit)                                       2,851          865           (914)(I)         2,802
                                                          ---------    ---------     ----------       -----------

Income from continuing operations                         $  4,156     $  1,813      $  (3,377)       $    2,592
                                                          =========    =========     ==========       ===========

Earnings from continuing operations per common share:

    Basic                                                 $   0.93                                    $     0.44 (M)
                                                          =========                                   ===========
    Diluted                                               $   0.85                                    $     0.41 (M)
                                                          =========                                   ===========

Weighted average shares:
    Basic                                                    4,472                       1,468 (A)         5,940
    Diluted                                                  4,910                       1,468 (A)         6,378
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                     NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED
                        CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(A)      To reflect 1,467,592 shares of Cantel common stock issued to Minntech
         shareholders.

(B)      To record the bank financed portion of the $6.25 per-share cash
         consideration given to Minntech shareholders for each outstanding share
         of Minntech common stock. The portion of the debt comprising a term
         loan due within one year of the effective date of the merger has been
         classified as a current liability.

(C)      To reflect the use of existing cash to fund (i) a portion of the cash
         consideration given to Minntech shareholders and (ii) the cash-out of
         in-the-money stock options held by Minntech option holders as required
         by the merger agreement.

(D)      To reflect the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the net
         assets of Minntech acquired in the transaction based upon the estimated
         fair values of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and the
         liabilities assumed, and to further record the remaining excess
         purchase price as goodwill. The purchase accounting adjustments made in
         connection with the development of the unaudited pro forma consolidated
         financial information are preliminary and have been estimated solely
         for purposes of developing the unaudited pro forma consolidated
         financial information. Further, with respect to certain state sales and
         use tax exposures for which Minntech has recorded an estimated
         liability of $1,900,000 at July 28, 2001, Cantel will evaluate this
         contingency after the closing of the merger, and reflect any change to
         the liability balance as an adjustment of the preliminary purchase
         price allocation. Cantel has undertaken a study to determine the value
         of Minntech's net assets and will make appropriate adjustments to the
         preliminary purchase price allocation upon completion of the study. For
         purposes of these unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial
         statements, the purchase price of $77,765,000 (including cash of
         $41,392,000, shares of Cantel common stock with a fair market value of
         $28,148,000, Cantel's existing investment in Minntech of $725,000 and
         transaction costs, including severance obligations, of approximately
         $7,500,000) and its preliminary allocations are as follows:

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                  Cash and cash equivalents                       $15,232,000
                  Accounts receivable, net                         14,854,000
                  Inventories                                      10,351,000
                  Prepaids and other current assets                 4,396,000
                  Property and equipment, net                      23,298,000
                  Intangible assets                                 7,700,000
                  Other assets                                        519,000
                  Accounts payable                                 (3,632,000)
                  Other accrued expenses                           (5,687,000)
                  Income taxes                                       (416,000)
                  Other liabilities                                (3,515,000)
                                                                  -----------
                           Total allocated purchase price          63,100,000
                           Total purchase price                    77,765,000
                                                                  -----------
                  Excess purchase price assigned to goodwill      $14,665,000
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         The principal purchase price accounting adjustments to the historical
         Minntech net assets include (i) increases to the carrying value of
         inventories of $400,000 and fixed assets of $6,700,000; (ii) an
         allocation of $7,700,000 for intangible assets, principally proprietary
         technology, customer relationships, trademarks and tradenames; (iii)
         recording of a net deferred tax liability of $2,700,000, reflecting a
         $5,850,000 liability for the difference in the financial and tax bases
         of the increases in carrying values of Minntech's inventories and fixed
         assets and the amounts allocated to intangible assets, partially offset
         by the reduction of $3,150,000 of Cantel's valuation allowance for net
         operating loss carryforwards, based upon an assessment of the combined
         company's expected future results of operations and (iv) recording of
         certain liabilities related to strategic decisions to permanently close
         certain operating locations. In connection with this purchase
         accounting, all existing Minntech stockholders' equity has been
         eliminated and Cantel's existing investment in Minntech (included in
         Cantel's available-for-sale securities) has been eliminated.

(E)      The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income does
         not include the anticipated direct costs associated with the merger.

(F)      To reflect the increase in cost of sales related to the step-up in the
         cost basis of Minntech's inventories.

(G)      To reflect amortization of intangible assets and depreciation of fixed
         assets based upon preliminary estimates of the fair values of such
         assets using estimated useful lives ranging from two to twenty years
         for such assets. In accordance with the provisions of the newly issued
         Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "GOODWILL AND
         OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS", no amortization expense for the goodwill
         generated as a result of the merger has been reflected in the
         accompanying Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of
         Income. For information purposes, pro forma goodwill amortization
         expense for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2001 would have been
         $763,000, using an estimated life of 20 years.

(H)      To reflect interest expense on the bank financed portion of the cash
         consideration paid in the merger at an effective interest rate of 7%
         per annum.

(I)      To record the income tax effects of the pro forma income statement
         adjustments.

(J)      Excluded from the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement
         of Income were the results of Cantel's Consumer Products business which
         was discontinued in July 2000 and is treated as a discontinued
         operation. Cantel reported income from the discontinued business of
         $225,000 for fiscal year 2001.

(K)      In order to effect the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated
         Balance Sheet as of July 31, 2001 (Cantel year-end), the balance sheet
         of Cantel as of July 31, 2001 was consolidated with the balance sheet
         of Minntech as of July 28, 2001.
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(L)      In order to effect the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated
         Statement of Income for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2001 (Cantel
         year-end), the operating results for Cantel for the twelve months ended
         July 31, 2001 were consolidated with the operating results for Minntech
         for the twelve months ended July 28, 2001.

(M)      Minntech's results of operations for the twelve months ended July 28,
         2001 included charges of approximately $1,540,000 for sales and use
         taxes, approximately $300,000 in legal and consulting expenses
         associated with the merger, and approximately $2,860,000 associated
         with certain asset impairments. These charges, which aggregate
         approximately $4,700,000, are included within general and
         administrative expenses ($4,200,000) and cost of sales ($500,000).
         Without these charges and the related income taxes, unaudited pro forma
         consolidated income from continuing operations for the twelve months
         ended July 31, 2001 would have been approximately $5,370,000 and pro
         forma consolidated basic and diluted earnings per share would have been
         $0.90 and $0.84, respectively.


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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                        CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.


                                        By: /s/ James P. Reilly
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           James P. Reilly
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: November 21, 2001