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): May 10, 2005

                                VITAL SIGNS, INC.


             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



      New Jersey                        0-18793                 11-2279807
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(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
    of Incorporation)                                       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 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

         On May 10, 2005, Vital Signs, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release regarding results for the three month and six month periods ended March
31, 2005. 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 to the Commission inasmuch as they disclose historical
information regarding the Company's results of operations for the three month
and six month periods ended March 31, 2005.



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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

         As described in Item 2.02 of this Report, the following Exhibit
is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K: 

         Exhibit 99: Press release, dated May 10, 2005.



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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                          
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                                         Name:  Jay Sturm
                                         Title: Vice President / General Counsel



Dated:  May 10, 2005



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                             Description
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   99.1                    Press release, dated May 10, 2005



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