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)     April 18, 2005
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                                ICU MEDICAL, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          DELAWARE                       0-19974                  33-0022692
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(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)                                     Identification No.)

951 Calle Amanecer, San Clemente, California                            92673
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)

                                 (949) 366-2183
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code


                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 8.01         Other Events
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                  See attached press release.

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits
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        (c)       Exhibits

         99.1     Press release, dated April 18, 2005 announcing ICU Medical,
                  Inc.'s first quarter earnings.




                                   SIGNATURES

         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.

Date:  April 18, 2005

                                                 ICU MEDICAL, INC.



                                                 /s/ Francis J. O'Brien
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                                                 Francis J. O'Brien
                                                 Secretary, Treasurer and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer



EXHIBIT 99


              ICU MEDICAL, INC. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2005 RESULTS

APRIL 18, 2005, SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA --ICU Medical, Inc., (NASDAQ/NMS:ICUI),
a leading low cost manufacturer of safe medical connectors and custom
intravenous systems, today announced results for the first quarter ended March
31, 2005.

First quarter revenue was $27.1 million, as compared to $22.2 million in the
same period last year. Net income for the first quarter was $4.4 million, or
$0.30 per diluted share, as compared to $4.1 million, or $0.28 per diluted share
in the first quarter of 2004.

Commenting on the quarter, Frank O'Brien, ICU Medical's Chief Financial Officer,
said, "The first quarter of 2005 is the best quarter we have had in a year and
is a clear sign that the effect of Hospira's inventory reduction in 2004 is
behind us. First quarter revenue and earnings exceeded our expectations and we
now expect our annual results, exclusive of the Salt Lake City transaction, to
be somewhat better than earlier expectations. Sales of our flagship CLAVE
product both to Hospira and our other sales channels were all up significantly.

Mr. O'Brien continued, "On February 28, we announced a new manufacturing,
commercialization and development agreement for Hospira's critical care line and
our agreement to purchase Hospira's Salt Lake City manufacturing facility,
related capital equipment and certain inventory for approximately $35 million.
We now expect to close the transaction on May 1, 2005. We will produce the
products currently manufactured at the plant and Hospira will maintain
commercial responsibility. We continue to see this as an excellent opportunity,
which we expect will add approximately $50 million to our revenues in 2005, with
a small amount of profit in 2005 and increasing amounts thereafter."







ICU Medical's balance sheet remains strong, with cash and investments totaling
$96.1 million and no long-term debt at March 31, 2005. Operating cash flow was
$7.9 million for the first quarter. Capital expenditures were $1.2 million in
the quarter.

The foregoing statement concerning Management's expectation with respect to
future results is a forward looking statement based upon the best information
currently available to Management and assumptions Management believes are
reasonable, but Management does not intend the statement to be a representation
as to future results. Future results are subject to risks and uncertainties,
including the risk factors described in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, which include those in the Form 10-K dated
March 13, 2005. Actual results in the future may differ materially from
Management's current expectations.

The Company will be conducting a conference call concerning its first quarter
ended March 31, 2005 results at 1:30 p.m. PDT (4:30 p.m. EDT) on Monday, April
18, 2005, which can be accessed at 888-396-2384, passcode 75663589 or by replay
at 888-286-8010, passcode I.D. 28448132. The conference call will be
simultaneously available by webcast, which can be accessed by going to the
Company's website at www.icumed.com, clicking on the Investors tab, clicking on
the Webcast icon and following the prompts. The webcast will also be available
by replay. Certain information provided as part of that call will be provided on
the Company's website at www.icumed.com within 48 hours of this announcement.


CONTACT:    Francis J. O'Brien
            Chief Financial Officer
            ICU Medical, Inc.
            (949) 366-2183

            John F. Mills
            Managing Director
            Integrated Corporate Relations
            (310) 395-2215





                                  ICU Medical, Inc.
                      Summary Consolidated Statements of Income
               (all dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)
                                     (unaudited)
Three Months Ended 3/31/2005 3/31/2004 ------------ ------------ Revenue Net Sales $ 25,663 $ 21,270 Other 1,422 963 ------------ ------------ Total Revenue 27,085 22,233 Cost of Sales 11,860 9,813 ------------ ------------ Gross Profit 15,225 12,420 Selling, general and administrative expenses 8,023 5,655 Research and development expenses 674 451 ------------ ------------ Total operating expenses 8,697 6,106 ------------ ------------ Income from operations 6,528 6,314 Investment income 588 310 ------------ ------------ Income before income taxes and minority interest 7,116 6,624 Minority interest (72) -- Provision for income taxes 2,771 2,484 ------------ ------------ Net income $ 4,417 $ 4,140 ------------ ------------ Net income per share - diluted $ 0.30 $ 0.28 ============ ============ Weighted average number of common shares - diluted 14,762,038 15,041,285 ============ ============ ICU Medical, Inc. Summary Consolidated Balance Sheet Data (all dollar amounts in thousands except share data) ASSETS (unaudited) 3/31/05 12/31/04 -------- -------- CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and liquid investments 96,077 87,341 Accounts receivable, net 11,793 8,922 Inventories 7,373 8,429 Prepaid and deferred taxes 6,463 7,732 Other current assets 4,488 4,620 -------- -------- Total current assets 126,194 117,044 -------- -------- PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET 40,614 40,934 OTHER ASSETS 6,496 6,790 -------- -------- $173,304 $164,768 ======== ======== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES: 8,914 7,454 MINORITY INTEREST: 894 966 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: 13,718,921 shares outstanding, net, at March 31, 2005 163,496 156,348 -------- -------- $173,304 $164,768 ======== ======== ICU Medical, Inc. Summary Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (all dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited) Three Months Ended --------------------------- 3/31/05 3/31/04 ----------- ----------- CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income $ 4,417 $ 4,140 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities -- Depreciation and amortization 1,531 1,696 Net change in current assets and liabilities, and other 833 6,892 ----------- ----------- 6,781 12,728 Tax benefits from exercise of stock options 1,077 122 ----------- ----------- Net cash provided by operating activities 7,858 12,850 ----------- ----------- PURCHASES OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (1,233) (1,410) NET CHANGE IN LIQUID INVESTMENTS (7,900) (10,600) EMPLOYEE EQUITY PLANS 1,863 543 OTHER 248 628 ----------- ----------- NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS $ 836 $ 2,011 =========== ===========