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): ~~July~~ 25 August 29, 2001

Minntech Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minntech Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota	0-11278	41-1229121

(State of Incorporation)	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

14605 – 28^th Avenue North
Minneapolis, Minnesota		55447

(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

	(673) 553-3300

	(Registrant’s telephone number)

~~Minnesota (State of Incorporation) 0-11278 (Commission file number) 41-1229121 (I~~Item 5.~~R.S.~~ Other Items ~~Employer~~— ~~Identification~~Merger ~~No.)~~Exchange Ratio

~~14605—28th~~ On August ~~Avenue~~29, ~~North Minneapolis~~2001, ~~Minnesota~~Minntech ~~(Address~~Corporation and Cantel Medical Corp. announced the exchange ratio for the stock portion of ~~principal~~the ~~executive~~consideration ~~offices)~~to ~~55447~~be ~~(Zip~~paid ~~Code)~~to Minntech shareholders under the merger agreement providing for Cantel’s acquisition of Minntech. A copy of the joint press release is filed as an exhibit to, and incorporated by reference in, this report.

~~(673) 553-3300 (Registrant's~~Item ~~telephone~~7. ~~number)~~Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~Item 5. Other Items—First Quarter Earnings~~Exhibits

~~On July 25, 2001, Minntech Corporation announced its earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2001~~ 99. ~~A copy of the~~ Joint press release ~~that~~of ~~discusses~~Cantel ~~these matters is filed as an exhibit to,~~ and ~~incorporated~~Minntech bydated ~~reference~~August in29, ~~this report~~2001.

~~Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~SIGNATURE

~~Exhibits~~ 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.

SIGNATURE

	MINNTECH CORPORATION



Date: August 29, 2001	By:	/s/ Barbara A. Wrigley

		Executive Vice President

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.

		MINNTECH CORPORATION
Date: August 1, 2001		By:		/s/ BARBARA A. WRIGLEY Executive Vice President

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