- Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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 (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/4/2008
(Street) MONTVALE, NJ 07645 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	12/4/2008		M		10000	A	$28.525	38364	D
Common Stock par value $.01 per share	12/4/2008		S		10000	D	$52.02   (1)	28364	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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)	$28.525	12/4/2008		M			10000	(2)	5/16/2015	Common Stock	10000	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Represents the weighted average sale price of shares sold in multiple trades at prices ranging from $52.01 to $52.03. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide, upon request of the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
( 2)	The option was granted on May 17, 2005 and was exercisable prior to the fifth anniversary of the grant date 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 $38.525.

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		12/8/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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