BALLARD MEDICAL PRODUCTS
10-K/A, 1995-06-14
SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS
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      As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
                        on June 14, 1995

                          FORM 10-K/A

              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    Washington, D.C. 20549

                        AMENDMENT NO. 1
                              to
[X]   ANNUAL  REPORT PURSUANT  TO SECTION  13  OR 15(d)  OF THE
      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]

                   for the fiscal year ended
                      September 30, 1994

                                or

[  ]  TRANSITION REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

                            1-12318
                    Commission file number

                   BALLARD MEDICAL PRODUCTS
                   Exact name of registrant 
                  as specified in its charter

                             UTAH
         State or other jurisdiction of incorporation 
                        or organization

                          87-0340144
              I.R.S. Employer Identification No.                

        12050 Lone Peak Parkway, Draper, Utah  84020  
                     Address and Zip Code 
                of principal executive offices

                        (801) 572-6800
                Registrant's telephone number, 
                     including area code 

Securities registered to 12(b) of the Act:  

Title of each class:  Common

Name of each exchange on which registered: 
New York Stock Exchange

Securities  registered pursuant  to Section  12(g) of  the Act:
None 

[X]   Yes   Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1)  
   
[  ]  No    has  filed  all reports  required  to  be  filed by
            Section 12 or  15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
            of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such
            shorter period that the  registrant was required to
            file  such reports),  and (2)  has been  subject to
            such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    

[  ]        Indicate by check mark if disclosure  of delinquent
            filers  pursuant  to  Item  405  of Regulation  S-K
            (Section 229.405 of this  chapter) is not contained
            herein, and  will not be contained,  to the best of
            registrant's  knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or
            information statements incorporated by reference in
            Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
            Form 10-K.  

The  aggregate  market  value  of  the  voting  stock  held  by
nonaffiliates of the registrant as of 11/30/94: 

                         $242,354,800

The number of shares outstanding  of the registrant's class  of
common stock, as of 11/30/94:

                          26,467,745

              DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

      The  following  documents  are incorporated  by reference
herein:

       1.   Annual Report to Shareholders for fiscal year ended
            September 30, 1994:   Incorporated into Parts I and
            II hereof.
     
       2.   Proxy Statement for  Annual Meeting of Shareholders
            to  be held  January 23,  1995:   Incorporated into
            Part III hereof.

The Registrant hereby amends its Form 10-K for the fiscal  year
ended September 30,  1994, by  amending the specific items  set
forth below:

                          DEFINITIONS

      As  used herein,  the following  terms have  the meanings
indicated:

GENERAL DEFINITIONS 

       1.   "Ballard" refers to Ballard Medical Products.  

       2.   The "Company" and the "Registrant" refer to Ballard
            and its subsidiaries.

       3.   "MIC" refers to  Medical Innovations Corporation, a
            wholly-owned subsidiary of Ballard.

       4.   "Code   Blue"   refers   to   Code   Blue   Medical
            Corporation, a  former wholly-owned  subsidiary  of
            Ballard,  which was statutorily merged into Ballard
            in May, 1993.

       5.   "BREH"  refers  to Ballard  Real  Estate  Holdings,
            Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ballard.

       6.   "BI"  refers  to  Ballard  International,  Inc.,  a
            wholly-owned subsidiary of Ballard.

TECHNICAL AND MEDICAL TERMS

       1.   Bronchoalveolar lavage is a  medical procedure  for
            obtaining  samples  from  smaller  airways  in  the
            lungs.   A  catheter is  wedged into  the bronchus.
            Then a  lavage fluid is injected  into the airways.
            A  fluid sample  is withdrawn to  determine whether
            infectious organisms are present  in the airways or
            air sacs.

       2.   Catheter is  a flexible tube that  is inserted into
            the  body to  deliver  or  remove  fluid,  retrieve
            blood, or act as a conduit to pass other devices.

       3.   Closed suction catheter is  a sleeved catheter used
            with  endotracheal  tubes,  on  patients  receiving
            mechanical ventilation, enabling  the airways to be
            suctioned while  maintaining mechanical ventilatory
            support.

       4.   Cytology  brush is  a  brush used  to  collect cell
            samples  from  the  gastrointestinal  or  pulmonary
            tract.

       5.   Endoscope is an  instrument used in the examination
            of a hollow space or cavity in the human body.

       6.   Endoscopic refers to a procedure performed by means
            of an endoscope.

       7.   Endoscopy is an examination of organs accessible to
            observation through an endoscope.

       8.   Endotracheal  tube  is a  tube  inserted  into  the
            patient's upper airway allowing medical ventilatory  
            support.

       9.   Enteral feeding catheter is a catheter used for the
            delivery   of   nutritional    liquids   into   the
            gastrointestinal tract of the patient.

      10.   Gastrostomy is a surgical opening  through the skin
            into the stomach.

      11.   Jejunal means  pertaining to  the jejunum  (part of
            the small bowel).

      12.   Jejunostomy  is a surgical opening through the skin
            into the jejunum.

      13.   Nosocomial infection is an infection acquired while
            a patient is in a hospital.

      14.   Percutaneous Endoscopic  Gastrostomy (PEG) catheter
            is a  flexible  tube  inserted through  the  mouth,
            esophagus, and  stomach to the outside  of the body
            with the aid  of an endoscope.  Name refers  to the
            placement  procedure  and  is  a  variation   of  a
            gastrostomy tube.

      15.   Polypectomy is a  medical procedure for  removal of
            polyps (growths).

      16.   Transgastric pertains  to a bypass  of the stomach.
            Transgastric tubes are placed through the  skin and
            into the  stomach, with the  distal tip terminating
            in  the  jejunum, or  elsewhere  in  the  digestive
            system.

      17.   A  ventilator  is a  life  support  device  used to
            assist breathing.

ITEM 6.  SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

                     FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                    1994          1993         1992          1991         1990
<S>          <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>                         

Net Sales    $65,062,801   $64,849,837  $49,787,199   $38,297,843  $29,151,103

Other
Income, Net    3,519,587     3,716,649    2,492,363     1,317,908    1,894,409

Net Income    16,180,377    18,540,009   13,464,291     7,824,274    5,718,154  

Net Income
Per Common
Share                .60           .68          .49           .30          .23

Total Assets  92,639,225    80,291,809   58,801,704    37,509,132   24,962,052

Cash
Dividends
Declared 
Per Share           None         .0497        .0375         .0300        .0233

</TABLE>

      All per  share income  and dividend  information has been
adjusted to  give effect to  stock splits  which have occurred.
The  consolidated  financial  data  shown  above  includes  the
accounts  of  Ballard  Medical Products  and  its  wholly-owned
subsidiaries, MIC,  BI, and  BREH.   The consolidated financial
data for 1993  includes the accounts of  MIC as of February 26,
1993, its date  of acquisition.  The subsidiary accounts  of BI
and BREH  did not materially affect  the consolidated financial
data shown above.

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
(UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FISCAL YEAR 1994
QUARTERS ENDED:          9/30/94      6/30/94       3/31/94     12/31/93

<S>                  <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>

Net Sales            $12,534,754  $18,445,692   $18,047,000  $16,035,355

Gross Margin           7,099,945   12,626,642    12,898,597   11,186,038

Income Before
Cumulative Effect
of Change in           
Accounting for
Income Taxes           1,287,145    4,338,014     4,860,000    4,291,986

Cumulative Effect
of Change in
Accounting for                                                 
Income Taxes                                                   1,403,232

Net Income             1,287,145    4,338,014     4,860,000    5,695,218

Per Common Share: 
Income Before
Cumulative Effect         
of Accounting
Change                     0.047        0.160         0.178        0.158 

Cumulative Effect
of Accounting                                                      
Change                                                             0.052

Net Income                 0.047        0.160         0.178        0.210

</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

FISCAL YEAR 1993
QUARTERS ENDED:          9/30/93      6/30/93       3/31/93     12/31/92

<S>                  <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>                 
Net Sales            $17,128,947  $16,681,105   $16,287,999  $14,751,786

Gross Margin          12,108,694   11,901,544    11,631,531    9,888,173

Net Income             5,011,673    4,795,118     4,615,398    4,117,820

Net Income Per 
Common Share               0.183        0.175         0.168        0.150

</TABLE>

     The  quarterly data  for the  quarters beginning  3/31/93
includes the  accounts of Ballard's subsidiary,  MIC, which was
acquired  February  26,  1993.   See  analysis  of  net  sales,
margins,  and net  income in  Part II,  Item 7  of Management's
Discussion and  Analysis of Financial Condition  and Results of
Operations, incorporated by  reference from the  Company's 1994
Annual Report.

                          SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to  the requirements of Section  13 or 15(d)  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.


Date:  June 14, 1995        BALLARD MEDICAL PRODUCTS

                            By:   Dale H. Ballard      
                                  President, Director 
                                  (Principal Executive Officer) 

      Pursuant to  the requirements of  the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following
persons on behalf  of the Registrant and in the  capacities and
on the dates indicated.  

Date:  June 14, 1995        By:   Dale H. Ballard
                                  Director

Date:  June 14, 1995        By:   E. Martin Chamberlain
                                  Director

Date:  June 14, 1995        By:   Dale H. Ballard, Jr.
                                  Director

Date:  June 14, 1995        By:   Paul W. Hess
                                  Director

Date:  June 14, 1995        By:   Kenneth R. Sorenson
                                  Treasurer 
                                  (Principal Accounting Officer) 


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