UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 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): June 20, 2005

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                            ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



         PENNSYLVANIA                 0-20212                   23-1969991
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
       of Incorporation)            File Number)           Identification No.)



 2400 Bernville Road, Reading, Pennsylvania                    19605
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (610) 378-0131
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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     CFR 230.425)

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                            ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.


Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On June 20, 2005, Arrow International, Inc. issued a press release announcing
its results of operations for its third quarter and first nine months of fiscal
year 2005 ended May 31, 2005. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information
be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933 or the Exchange Act, except as may otherwise be expressly stated in such a
filing.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)  Exhibits

Exhibit Number          Description
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99.1                    Press release dated June 20, 2005 issued by
                        Arrow International, Inc.


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                                    SIGNATURE


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 hereunto duly authorized.



                                        ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.




Date: June 20, 2005                     By:     /s/ Frederick J. Hirt
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                                                Frederick J. Hirt
                                                Chief Financial Officer and
                                                Senior Vice President-Finance
                                                (Principal Financial Officer and
                                                Chief Accounting Officer)





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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT       DESCRIPTION
NUMBER        OF EXHIBIT                                     METHOD OF FILING
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99.1          Press release dated June 20, 2005 issued      Furnished herewith.
              by Arrow International, Inc.









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