SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


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


         Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 9, 2001

                             ISOLYSER COMPANY, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                     Georgia
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

         0-24866                                      58-1746149
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  (Commission File Number)               (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4320 International Boulevard, Norcross, Georgia                 30093
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices                       (Zip Code)

                                 (770) 806-9898
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)





Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

     On March 9, 2001,  Microtek  Medical,  Inc.  ("Microtek"),  a wholly  owned
subsidiary of Isolyser Company, Inc.  ("Isolyser"),  acquired from Deka Medical,
Inc. ("Deka"), substantially all of the assets (the "Drape Assets") of Deka used
or held for use in Deka's  business  of  manufacturing,  marketing  and  selling
drapes for  medical  equipment  and  patients.  On  February  9, 2001,  Microtek
acquired from Deka  substantially  all of the assets (the "Clean-Op  Assets") of
Deka used or held for use in Deka's  business of  manufacturing,  marketing  and
selling  drapes and related  supplies  packaged as  clean-op  kits for  surgical
procedures  (the  Drape  Assets  and  the  Clean-Op  Assets,  collectively,  the
"Purchased  Assets").  Deka is not an "affiliate" of Isolyser within the meaning
of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended.  The  purchase  price paid for the
Purchased Assets was approximately $11.9 million, plus the assumption of certain
designated liabilities,  subject to post-closing adjustment.  The purchase price
was negotiated at arms' length.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (a)   Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired:

               The  required  financial  statements  will be filed not more than
sixty days after the date this current report must be filed.

         (b)   Pro Forma Financial Information:

               The required  unaudited pro forma financial  information  will be
filed not more than sixty days after the date this current report must be filed.

         (c)   Exhibits:

               2.1  Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of February 9, 2001, among
                    Microtek, Deka and certain stockholders of Deka.

               2.2  First  Amendment  to Asset  Purchase  Agreement  dated as of
                    February  23,  2001,   among  Microtek,   Deka  and  certain
                    stockholders of Deka.

               2.3  Second  Amendment to Asset  Purchase  Agreement  dated as of
                    March 9, 2001, among Microtek, Deka and certain stockholders
                    of Deka.



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                                   SIGNATURES


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


                                  ISOLYSER COMPANY, INC.



                                  By: /s/ R.G. Wilson
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                                      R. G. Wilson, Chief Financial Officer



Dated:  March 22, 2001






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