FORM 8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549


                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date  of  Report                 August 2, 2002
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                         CardioTech International, Inc.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


          Massachusetts                    0-28034               04-3186647
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(State or other jurisdiction of     (Commission File No.)      (IRS Employer
       incorporation)                                        Identification No.)


              78 E Olympia Avenue, Woburn, Massachusetts          01801
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             (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code        (781) 933-4772
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                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item  4.          Change  in  Registrant's  Certifying  Accountants.
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On  August  2,  2002,  the Company appointed, with the approval of the Company's
Audit  Committee  and  Board  of Directors, the firm of Ernst & Young LLP as its
independent  accountants.


Item  7.  Financial  Statements  and  Exhibits.
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a.)       Exhibits.

          None


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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.

                              CardioTech International, Inc.



                              By:  /s/  Michael Szycher
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                                   Michael Szycher, PhD
                                   Chairman and CEO

     Date:  August 2, 2002
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