C. R. BARD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Exhibit 21

Parents and Subsidiaries of Registrant

The following table lists, as of December 31, 2000, the company and its significant subsidiaries and indicates the jurisdiction of organization of each subsidiary and the percentage of voting securities owned by the immediate parent of each subsidiary.

					Where Incorporated	% of Voting Stock
C. R. Bard, Inc.					New Jersey	(Registrant)
	B.C.P. Puerto Rico, Inc.				Delaware	100
	BCR, Inc.				Delaware	100
	BJL KK				Japan	100
	Bard Access Systems, Inc.				Utah	100
	Bard ASDI, Inc.				New Jersey	100
	Bard Canada Inc.				Canada	100
		Vas-Cath, Inc.			Canada	100
			Bard Reynosa S.A. de C.V.		Mexico	100
	Bard Cardiopulmonary, Inc.				Delaware	100
	Bard Devices, Inc.				Delaware	100
		Davol Inc.			Delaware	100
			American Hydro-Surgical Instruments, Inc.		Maryland	100
		Davol Surgical Innovations, S.A. de C.V.			Mexico	100
	Bard FiberOptic Technologies, Inc.				Michigan	100
	Bard Healthcare, Inc.				Texas	100
	Bard Holdings Limited				England	100
		Bard Financial Services Ltd.			England	100
		Bard Limited			England	100
			Bard Sendirian Berhad		Malaysia	85
			Bard Sweden AB		Sweden	100
				Bard Medical Systems AS	Norway	100
				Bard Medical Systems OY	Finland	100
				Bard Medical Systems Norden AB	Sweden	100
			Davol International Limited		England	100
	Bard Implants, Inc.				Delaware	100

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C. R. BARD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Exhibit 21

Parents and Subsidiaries of Registrant (continued)

			Where Incorporated	% of Voting Stock
Bard International, Inc.			Delaware	100
	Bard Australia Pty. Ltd.		Australia	100
	Bard Singapore Pty. Ltd.		Singapore	100
	Bard Pacific Health Care Company Ltd.		Taiwan	51
	C. R. Bard Do Brasil Produtos Medicos Ltda.		Brazil	100
		Bard Produtos Plasticos e Medicos Ltda.	Brazil	100
Bard MRL Acquisition Corp.			Delaware	100
Bard Shannon Limited			Ireland	100
	Angiomed GmbH		Germany	100
	Bard Benelux N.V.		Belgium	100
	Bard Connemara Ltd.		Ireland	100
	Bard Dublin ITC		Ireland	100
	Bard de Espana, S.A.		Spain	100
		Bard Portugal LDA	Portugal	100
	Bard European Distribution Center N.V.		Belgium	100
	Bard Hellas		Greece	100
	Bard Medica S.A.		Switzerland	100
	Bard Mexico Realty, S. de R.L. de C.V.		Mexico	100
	Bard S.p.A.		Italy	100
	C. R. Bard GmbH		Germany	100
	Laboratories Bard S.A.		France	100
		Cardial S.A.	France	100
	Promur-Productos Medicos e Urologicos Limitada		Brazil	100
Dymax Corporation			Pennsylvania	100
EndoMatrix			Massachusetts	100
IMPRA, Inc.			Arizona	100
MedChem Products, Inc.			Massachusetts	100
	Gesco International Inc.		Massachusetts	100
Navarre Biomedical, Ltd.			Minnesota	100
Productos Bard de Mexico S.A. de C.V.			Mexico	100

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C. R. BARD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Exhibit 21

Parents and Subsidiaries of Registrant (continued)

	Where Incorporated	% of Voting Stock
Productos Para el Cuidada de la Salud, S.A. de C.V.	Mexico	100
ProSeed, Inc.	New Jersey	100
Roberts Laboratories, Inc.	Arizona	100
Shield Healthcare Centers, Inc.	Delaware	100

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Registrant and all its wholly owned subsidiaries.

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