EXHIBIT 99.1


Contact:  Frederick J. Hirt, CFO
          (610) 478-3117


ARROW INTERNATIONAL NAMES
ANNA M. SEAL TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS


Reading, PA, September 8, 2005 -- Arrow International (Nasdaq: ARRO) today
announced that its Board of Directors elected Anna M. Seal on September 7, 2005
as a director of the Company.

Ms. Seal is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) Global Manufacturing and Supply Division. In addition to
her expertise in financial management, including planning, budgeting and
reporting, Ms. Seal brings her strong credentials and extensive hands-on
experience in global manufacturing and supply strategies to Arrow's Board of
Directors. Previously, Ms. Seal served as Senior Vice President and CFO of
SmithKline Beecham Worldwide Supply Operations, Vice President and CFO of
SmithKline Beecham Animal Health Division, and Chief Auditor and Vice President,
Corporate Audits, of SmithKline Beecham.

Notably, Ms. Seal led the creation of the SmithKline Beecham Global Supply
Organization business model that has become an industry benchmark. She
restructured the supply chain operation resulting in benefits of $1.8 billion,
and she successfully integrated the global manufacturing organizations of Glaxo
Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham.

Carl G. Anderson Jr., Arrow's Chairman and CEO, said, "Anna Seal brings to our
board a wealth of experience and a fresh outlook on global management and
manufacturing. Her financial expertise, together with her global manufacturing
and supply experience, should prove to be a great asset and help guide Arrow in
these important areas. We are privileged to have her join our Board and look
forward to working with her."

Ms. Seal is a C.P.A., who graduated with honors from The Pennsylvania State
University and completed the Executive Management Program at INSEAD University
in Paris, France. She is a member of the Durham Academy Board of Trustees and
has served on Boards of The Please Touch Museum as well as on the GSK Diversity
Board and the GSK Charitable Contributions Board. Ms. Seal has been named in the
top 50 Women Leaders in the Philadelphia Area. She is Cuban-American, proficient
in multiple languages and fluent in Spanish.


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Company Information

Arrow International, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of
clinically advanced, disposable catheters and related products for critical and
cardiac care. The Company's products are used primarily by anesthesiologists,
critical care specialists, surgeons, emergency and trauma physicians,
cardiologists, interventional radiologists, electrophysiologists, and other
health care providers.

Arrow International's news releases and other company information can be found
on its website at http://www.arrowintl.com.

The Company's common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the symbol
ARRO.


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