~~Table~~UNITED ofSTATES ~~Contents~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~UNITED~~Washington, ~~STATES SECURITIES~~DC ~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~20549

~~Washington,~~FORM ~~DC 20549~~8-K

~~FORM~~CURRENT ~~8-K~~REPORT

~~CURRENT REPORT~~ Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the ~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~Securities ofExchange ~~Report~~Act ~~(Date~~ of ~~earliest event reported): June 26, 2007~~1934

~~ARROW~~Date ~~INTERNATIONAL~~of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 1, ~~INC~~ 2007

~~(Exact~~ARROW ~~name~~INTERNATIONAL, ~~of registrant as specified in its charter)~~INC

~~Pennsylvania~~ (~~State~~Exact orname ~~other jurisdiction~~ of ~~Incorporation)~~registrant ~~0-20212~~as ~~(Commission~~specified ~~File~~in ~~Number)~~its ~~23-1969991 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.~~charter)

2400 Bernville Road, Reading, Pennsylvania, 19605 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


Pennsylvania	0-20212	23-1969991
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

~~(Registrant’s~~2400 ~~telephone~~Bernville ~~number~~Road, ~~including~~Reading, ~~area~~Pennsylvania, ~~code~~19605 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

~~Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8~~(610) 378-~~K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy~~0130 ~~the~~(Registrant’s ~~filing~~telephone ~~obligation~~number, ofincluding ~~the~~area ~~registrant under any of the following provisions:~~ code)

oCheck ~~Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under~~ the ~~Securities~~appropriate ~~Act~~box ~~(17~~below ~~CFR~~if ~~230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under~~ the ~~Exchange~~Form ~~Act (17 CFR 240.14a~~8-~~12)~~K ofiling ~~Pre-commencement~~is ~~communications~~intended ~~pursuant~~ to ~~Rule~~simultaneously ~~14d-2(b) under~~ satisfy the ~~Exchange~~filing ~~Act~~obligation ~~(17~~of ~~CFR~~the ~~240.14d-2(b))~~registrant ounder ~~Pre-commencement~~any ~~communications~~of ~~pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under~~ the ~~Exchange~~following ~~Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))~~provisions:

~~TABLE~~o OFWritten ~~CONTENTS~~communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Item~~Introductory 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits SIGNATURE EXHIBIT INDEX EX-10.1: CHANGE OF CONTROL BONUS AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENT EX-10.2: CHANGE OF CONTROL BONUS AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENTNote

~~Table~~ On October 1, 2007, Arrow International, Inc. (the “Company) completed its merger (the “Merger”) with AM Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a wholly owned subsidiary of ~~Contents~~Teleflex Incorporated (“Teleflex”), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Teleflex. The Merger was conducted in accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 20, 2007, by and among the Company, Teleflex and Merger Sub (the “Merger Agreement”).

Item 52.0201 ~~Departure~~Completion of ~~Directors~~Acquisition or ~~Certain~~Disposition ~~Officers; Election~~ of ~~Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Assets.

~~(e) On~~ The ~~June 26,~~information ~~2007,~~set ~~each~~forth ofin Carl W. Staples, Senior Vice President of Arrow International, Inc. (the “Company”), and John C. Long, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company, executed Change of Control Bonus and Severance Agreements with the Company. Copies of each agreement are attached hereto as ExhibitsItem 105.101 ~~and~~is ~~10.2 and are~~ incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9 3.01 ~~Financial~~Notice ~~Statements~~of ~~and~~Delisting ~~Exhibits~~or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

In connection with the consummation of the Merger, the Company (di) ~~Exhibits~~notified the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) on October 1, 2007 that, at the effective time of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, including shares of restricted stock, whether vested or unvested, was converted into the right to receive $45.50 in cash, without interest, (ii) requested that the NASDAQ suspend trading of the Company’s common stock on the NASDAQ as of the close of the market on October 1, 2007, and (iii) requested that the NASDAQ file with the Securities and Exchange Commission an application on Form 25 to report that the shares of common stock of the Company are no longer listed on the NASDAQ. Pursuant to such requests, trading of the Company’s common stock was suspended as of the close of the market on October 1, 2007 and the NASDAQ filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 25 to report that the shares of common stock of the Company are no longer listed on the NASDAQ.

Exhibit Number		Description
10.1		Change of Control Bonus and Severance Agreement between Carl W. Staples and Arrow International, Inc.
10.2		Change of Control Bonus and Severance Agreement between John C. Long and Arrow International, Inc.


Item 3.03		Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

~~Table~~ In connection with the consummation of ~~Contents~~the Merger, at the effective time of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, was cancelled, and each such share was converted into the right to receive $45.50 in cash, without interest. All options to purchase common stock of the Company that were outstanding and unexercised, whether vested or unvested, have been cancelled and the holder thereof will be entitled to receive an amount in cash equal to the excess, if any, of $45.50 over the exercise price per share of common stock of the Company subject to such options, less applicable withholding taxes.

~~SIGNATURE~~ Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.

~~Pursuant~~The toinformation ~~the~~set ~~requirements~~forth ofin the ~~Securities~~“Introductory ~~Exchange~~Note” ~~Act~~to ofthis ~~1934,~~Current ~~the~~Report ~~registrant~~on ~~has~~Form ~~duly~~8-K and in ~~caused~~Item 3.03 ~~this~~is ~~report~~incorporated toherein beby ~~signed~~reference. onAs ~~its~~a ~~behalf~~result byof the ~~undersigned~~Merger, ~~hereunto~~the ~~duly~~Company ~~authorized~~became a wholly owned subsidiary of Teleflex.

	ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date: July 2, 2007	By:	/s/ Philip B. Fleck
		Philip B. Fleck
		President and CEO


Item 5.02		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~Table~~ (a) Resignation of ~~Contents~~Directors. In connection with the consummation of the Merger, and in accordance with the Merger Agreement, each of the directors of the Company (John H. Broadbent, Jr., John E. Gurski, T. Jerome Holleran, R. James Macaleer, Marlin Miller, Jr., Raymond Neag and Anna M. Seal) resigned from the board of directors of the Company, effective as of the effective time of the Merger.

~~EXHIBIT~~ (d) Election ~~INDEX~~of Directors. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the directors of Merger Sub became the directors of the Company as of the effective time of the Merger.

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Change of Control Bonus and Severance Agreement between Carl W. Staples and Arrow International, Inc.
10.2		Change of Control Bonus and Severance Agreement between John C. Long and Arrow International, Inc.


Item 5.03		Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

In connection with the Merger, the Company’s amended and restated articles of incorporation were amended and restated, effective October 1, 2007. A copy of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Description
	3.1	Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of 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, thereunto duly authorized.


	ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date: October 1, 2007	By:	/s/ John Long
		John Long
		Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description
	3.1	Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Arrow International, Inc.

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