EXHIBIT 21

                           SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY


1.   Arrow International Export Corporation, a U.S. Virgin Islands corporation.
2.   Arrow International Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation.
3.   Arrow Medical Products, Ltd., a Pennsylvania corporation, qualified to do
     business in Canada.
4.   Arrow-Japan K.K. (Arrow-Japan, Ltd., English translation), a company
     organized under the laws of Japan.
5.   Arrow Deutschland GmbH, a limited liability corporation organized under
     the laws of Germany.
6.   Arrow France S.A., a corporation organized under the laws of France.
7.   Arrow Africa (Pty) Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of
     South Africa.
8.   AMH (Arrow Medical Holdings) B.V., a corporation organized under the laws
     of the Netherlands.
9.   Arrow Nederland B.V., a corporation organized under the laws of the
     Netherlands.
10.  Arrow Iberia, S.A., a corporation organized under the laws of Spain.
11.  Arrow Hellas Commercial A.E., a corporation organized under the laws of
     Greece.
12.  Arrow Internacional de Mexico S.A. de C.V., a corporation organized under
     the laws of Mexico.
13.  Distribuidora Arrow, S.A. de C.V., a corporation organized under the laws
     of Mexico.
14.  Arrow Internacional de Chihuahua, S.A. de C.V., a corporation organized
     under the laws of Mexico.
15.  Arrow International CR, A.S., a corporation organized under the laws of the
     Czech Republic.
16.  Arrow Interventional, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
17.  Arrow Slovensko s.r.o., a corporation organized under the laws of Slovakia
18.  Medical Parameters, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation
19.  Sometec, S.A.S., a corporation organized under the laws of France.
20.  Sometec, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation.
21.  Sometec Holdings, S.A.S., a corporation organized under the laws of France.
22.  Arrow Med Tech LLC
23.  Arrow Italy S.r.l, a corporation organized under the laws of Italy.
24.  The Stepic Medical Distribution Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
25.  Arrow International EDC NV, a corporation organized under the laws of
     Belgium.
26.  Arrow International UK Limited, a corporation organized under the laws
     of the United Kingdom.