EXHIBIT 23
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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements of
Arrow International, Inc. on Forms S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-15215 and
33-71568) of our reports dated September 29, 1997 on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Arrow
International, Inc. as of August 31, 1997 and 1996, and for the three years in
the period ended August 31, 1997, which reports are included in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K.



COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


2400 Eleven Penn Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 25, 1997

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