Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Laudani Antonino
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DATASCOPE CORP [DSCP] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP and Chief Operating Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O DATASCOPE CORP., 14 PHILIPS PARKWAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/30/2009
(Street)

MONTVALE, NJ 07645		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock par value $.01 per share 01/30/2009   U   5,864 D $ 53 0 D  
Common Stock par value $.01 per share 01/30/2009   D   22,500 D $ 53 0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 28.87 01/30/2009   D     5,000   (1) 06/02/2012 Common Stock 5,000 $ 24.13 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 28.8 01/30/2009   D     3,900   (2) 05/19/2013 Common Stock 3,900 $ 24.2 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 32.86 01/30/2009   D     1,500   (3) 05/17/2014 Common Stock 1,500 $ 20.14 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 38.145 01/30/2009   D     20,000   (4) 02/14/2015 Common Stock 20,000 $ 14.855 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Laudani Antonino
C/O DATASCOPE CORP.
14 PHILIPS PARKWAY
MONTVALE, NJ 07645		       VP and Chief Operating Officer  

Signatures

 Antonino Laudani   02/03/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This option, which vested with respect to the currently unexercised portion thereof on May 17, 2005, was exercisable from 6/3/2003 to 6/3/2007 only if the average of the high and low sale prices of the Issuer's Common Stock as quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market on the trading day immediately preceding the exercise date was equal to or greater than $33.00 and freely exercisable after 6/3/2007. This option was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $120,650 representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the merger consideration ($53 per share) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 15, 2008, by and among Datascope Corp., Getinge AB and DaVinci Merger Sub, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement").
(2) This option, which vested with respect to 975 shares on 5/20/04 and with respect to 2,925 shares on 5/17/05, was exercisable from 5/20/04 through 5/20/08 only if the average of the high and low sale prices of the Issuer's Common Stock as quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market on the trading day immediately preceding the exercise date was equal to or greater than $34.00 and freely exercisable after 5/20/08. This option was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $94,380 representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the merger consideration ($53 per share) pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
(3) This option, which vested on 5/17/05, was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $30,210 representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the merger consideration ($53 per share) pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
(4) This option, which vested on May 17, 2005, was exercisable from 5/17/05 to 2/15/10 only if the average of the high and low sale prices of the Issuer's Common Stock as quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market on the trading day immediately preceding the exercise date was equal to or greater than $43.00 and freely exercisable after 2/15/10. This option was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $297,100 representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the merger consideration ($53 per share) pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

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