Exhibit 3.3

                                    AMENDMENT
                          TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                            VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC.


1.   The name of the corporation is Vascular Solutions, Inc.

2.   The following is the full text of the Amended Article III of the Articles
     of Incorporation of Vascular Solutions, Inc.:

          "Article 3. Authorized Shares

               The aggregate number of authorized shares of capital stock of the
          corporation is 40,000,000 shares of $.01 par value per share. The
          shares shall be divisible into classes and series, have the
          designations, voting rights, and other rights and preferences, and be
          subject to the restrictions, that the board of directors may from time
          to time establish, fix, and determine, consistent with these articles
          of incorporation. Unless otherwise designated by the board of
          directors, all issued shares shall be deemed common stock with equal
          rights and preferences."

3.   The foregoing amendment was adopted by the Board of Directors on January
     24, 2000 and by Meeting of the Shareholders on February 24, 2000.

4.   The foregoing amendment was adopted according to Chapter 302A of the
     Minnesota Business Corporation Act.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, Chief Executive Officer of Vascular
Solutions, Inc., being duly authorized on behalf of such corporation, has
executed this certificate this 7th day of April, 2000.


                                       VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC.


                                       By  /s/ Howard C. Root
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                                           Howard C. Root
                                           Chief Executive Officer