EXHIBIT 21


                          Subsidiaries of the Company


1.  Arrow International Export Corporation, a U.S. Virgin Islands corporation.

2.  Arrow International Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation.

3.  Arrow Medical Products, Ltd., a Pennsylvania corporation, qualified to do
business in Canada.

4.  Kontron Instruments, Inc., a California corporation.

5.  Arrow-Japan K.K. (Arrow-Japan, Ltd., English translation), a company
organized under the laws of Japan.

6.  Arrow Deutschland, Gmbh., a limited liability corporation organized under
the laws of Germany.

7.  Arrow France S.A., a corporation organized under the laws of France.

8.  Arrow Africa (Pty) Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of South
Africa.

9.  AMH (Arrow Medical Holdings) B.V., a corporation organized under the laws of
the Netherlands.

10. Arrow Holland Medical Products B.V., a corporation organized under the laws
of the Netherlands.

11. Arrow Iberia, S.A., a corporation organized under the laws of Spain.

12. Arrow Hellas A.E.E., a corporation organized under the laws of Greece.

13. Arrow Internacional de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., a corporation organized under
the laws of Mexico.

14. Arrow Internacional de Chihuahua, S.A. de C.V., a corporation organized
under the laws of Mexico.

15. Arrow International CR, a.s., a corporation organized under the laws of the
Czech Republic.

16. Therex Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership.

17. Arrow Infusion, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation.

18. Arrow-Therex Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

19. Arrow Interventional, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

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