EXHIBIT 10.1

                              AMENDMENT NO. 2005-1
                                     TO THE
                      ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. 401(K) PLAN


        WHEREAS, Arrow International, Inc. (the "Employer") sponsors and
maintains the Arrow International, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the "Plan"); and

        WHEREAS, the Employer has reserved the right to amend the Plan at any
time pursuant to Section 11.1 of the Plan; and

        WHEREAS, the Employer desires to amend the Plan to comply with the
provisions of section 401(a)(31)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended;

        NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

        1.      Effective March 28, 2005, Schedule G to the Plan is amended by
adding a new Section G.14 as follows:

                G.14    DIRECT ROLLOVERS OF MANDATORY DISTRIBUTIONS.

                        (a)     EFFECTIVE DATE. This Section G.14 shall apply to
                mandatory distributions made on or after March 28, 2005.

                        (b)     SINGLE-SUM PAYMENTS IN EXCESS OF $1,000. If a
                single-sum to a Participant under Section 8.3(a) of the Plan
                exceeds $1,000 and the Participant has not yet attained Normal
                Retirement Age, the Retirement Committee shall distribute the
                payment in a direct rollover to an individual retirement account
                or individual retirement annuity designated by the Retirement
                Committee for the benefit of the Participant, unless the
                Participant elects to have such payment (i) paid directly to an
                eligible retirement plan, as defined in Section 7.9(d) of the
                Plan (as modified in Section G.5(a) above), specified by the
                Participant in a direct rollover, or (ii) paid directly to the
                Participant.

                This Section G.14 amends Sections 8.3(a) of the Plan.


        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. has caused this Amendment
No. 2005-1 to the Plan to be duly executed this ________ day of
___________________________, 2005.


ATTEST:                                 ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.



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