SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC 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): July 2, 2003



                                VITAL SIGNS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                                                         

             New Jersey                                 0-18793               11-2279807
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(State or other jurisdiction of                      (Commission             (IRS Employer
  incorporation or organization)                     File Number)            Identification No.)



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



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:          (973) 790-1330
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ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits

As described  in Item 9 of this Report, the following Exhibit is furnished as
part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

99.1   Press Release of Vital Signs, Inc. dated July 2, 2003.

ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On July 2, 2003, Vital Signs, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
regarding results for the three months ended June 30, 2003. A copy of this press
release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto are being
furnished by the Company pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K, insofar as they
disclose historical information regarding the Company's results of operations
for the three months ended June 30, 2003.

In accordance with General Instruction B.6 of Form 8-K, the information in this
Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed"
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a
filing.










                                    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.

                                            VITAL SIGNS, INC.



                                            By:  /s/ Frederick S. Schiff
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                                               Name:  Frederick S. Schiff
                                               Title: Chief Financial Officer

Date:  July 2, 2003










                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




     Exhibit No.                             Description
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         99.1              Press  release, dated July 2, 2003, issued by
                           the Company.