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): August 15, 2007

VITAL SIGNS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

New Jersey		0-18793		11-2279807
(State or Other Jurisdiction		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)				Identification No.)

20 Campus Road, Totowa, New Jersey		07512
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (973) 790-1330

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01      Other Events.

On August 15, 2007, the Registrant issued a press release. A copy of the press release is attached to this Report.

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)		Exhibits
		99.1 Press release, dated August 15, 2007

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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.

		VITAL SIGNS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Jay Sturm
		Name:	Jay Sturm
		Title:	Vice President / General Counsel

Dated: August 16, 2007

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1		Press release, dated August 15, 2007

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