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): January 5, 2006

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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
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

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    (17 CFR 230.425)

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    Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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    Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



                            ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.


Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 5, 2006, Arrow International, Inc. issued a press release announcing
its results of operations for its first fiscal quarter ended November 30, 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.

        (d)     Exhibits

Exhibit Number          Description
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99.1                    Press release dated January 5, 2006 issued by Arrow
                        International, Inc.




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                            ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                    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: January 5, 2006                   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 January 5, 2006 issued by     Furnished herewith.
           Arrow International, Inc.





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