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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;7, 2002</FONT>

<DIV align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____</B></FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549<BR>
______________________</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<BR>
______________________</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>QUINTON CARDIOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC.</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></DIV>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>California</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B>94-3300396</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>3303 Monte Villa Parkway<BR>
Bothell, Washington 98021<BR>
(425)&nbsp;402-2000</B><BR>
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code of principal executive offices)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 1998 Amended And Restated Equity Incentive Plan<BR>
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan<BR>
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plans)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>John R. Hinson<BR>
President<BR>
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc.<BR>
3303 Monte Villa Parkway<BR>
Bothell, Washington 98021<BR>
(425)&nbsp;402-2000</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)<BR>
<B>______________________</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Copies to:</B>
</FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Stewart Landefeld<BR>
Perkins Coie LLP<BR>
1201 Third Avenue, Suite&nbsp;4800<BR>
Seattle, Washington 98101-3099<BR>
(206)&nbsp;583-8888<BR>
______________________</B></FONT></DIV>



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<TR><TD align="center" colspan="19"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount to Be</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Offering Price Per Share</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Aggregate Offering Price</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Registration Fee</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="3"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, no par value, under the:</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">1998 Amended and Restated Equity
Incentive Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,217,366</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1.78</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,166,911.48</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">199.36</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">2002 Stock Incentive Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3,090,151</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7.00</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">21,631,057.00</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,990.06</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,136,360</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7.00</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7,954,520.00</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">731.82</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">TOTAL</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">5,443,877</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">31,752,488.48</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,921.24</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Together with an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be
necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to
such employee benefit plans as the result of any future stock split, stock
dividend or similar adjustment of the registrant&#146;s outstanding common
stock.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Represents the number of shares subject to outstanding options under the
1998 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan. These shares may be
issued under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan if the related options expire
or terminate without being exercised.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Computed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. The proposed maximum offering price of $1.78 per share
represents the weighted average of the per share exercise prices of
currently outstanding options, which range from $0.22 per share to $3.30
per share.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated as of April&nbsp;30, 2002, solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. The proposed maximum offering price is $7.00 per share,
which is the initial public offering price of the common stock.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item 3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item 8. EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="v81169ex5-1.txt">Exhibit 5.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant&#146;s prospectus filed on May&nbsp;7, 2002, pursuant to Rule
424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;); and
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed on April&nbsp;25, 2002, under Section&nbsp;12(g)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;),
including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof, and prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that the securities offered
hereby have been sold or which deregisters the securities covered hereby then
remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the
respective dates on which such documents are filed.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DIRECTOR AND OFFICER INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATIONS ON
LIABILITY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Section&nbsp;317 of the California Corporations Code authorizes a court to
award, or a corporation&#146;s board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors
and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification under
certain circumstances for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses
incurred) arising under the Securities Act. The Registrant&#146;s amended and
restated articles of incorporation reduce the liability of a director to the
Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages to the fullest extent
permissible under California law, and authorize the Registrant to indemnify its
officers and directors (and other agents) to the maximum extent permitted under
California law. The Registrant&#146;s amended and restated bylaws provide that the
Registrant must indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent
permitted by California law, including circumstances in which indemnification
is otherwise discretionary under California law. The Registrant has entered
into indemnification agreements with its officers and directors containing
provisions that are in some respects broader than the specific indemnification
provisions contained in the California Corporations Code.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not applicable.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-1
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EXHIBITS</B></FONT>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the Common Stock
being registered</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see signature page)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 1998 Amended and Restated Equity
Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (No.&nbsp;333-83272) filed on February
22, 2002)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">99.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to the Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (No.&nbsp;333-83272) filed on February&nbsp;22, 2002)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">99.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.3 to the Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (No.&nbsp;333-83272) filed on February&nbsp;22, 2002)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;UNDERTAKINGS</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement; and
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement.
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered that which remain unsold at the termination
of the offering.
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<P><FONT size="2">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Bothell, State of Washington, on the 7th day of
May, 2002.
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QUINTON CARDIOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD valign="top" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ John R.
Hinson<BR><hr size="1" noshade width="90%"><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John R. Hinson<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Its President
</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Each person whose individual signature appears below authorizes John R.
Hinson or Ruediger Naumann-Etienne, or either of them, as attorneys-in-fact
with full power of substitution, to execute in the name and on the behalf of
each person, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file, any
and all amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all
post-effective amendments.
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated
below on the 7th day of May, 2002.
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>TITLE</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/
Ruediger Naumann-Etienne<BR><HR size="1" noshade>Ruediger Naumann-Etienne</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/
John R. Hinson<BR><HR size="1" noshade>John R. Hinson</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President, Chief Operating Officer and
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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<TD valign="top"><FONT
size="2">/s/ Michael K.
Matysik<BR><HR size="1" noshade>Michael K.
Matysik</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Senior Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal
Accounting and Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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<TD valign="top"><FONT
size="2">/s/ William R. Hambrecht<BR><HR size="1" noshade>William R. Hambrecht</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD valign="top"><FONT
size="2">/s/ John D. Delafield<BR><HR size="1" noshade>John D. Delafield</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Number</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the Common Stock
being registered</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (see signature page)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 1998 Amended and Restated Equity
Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (No.&nbsp;333-83272) filed on February
22, 2002)</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">99.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to the Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (No.&nbsp;333-83272) filed on February&nbsp;22, 2002)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">99.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.3 to the Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (No.&nbsp;333-83272) filed on February&nbsp;22, 2002)</FONT></TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2002
Registration No. 333-_____
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
______________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
______________________
QUINTON CARDIOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
94-3300396
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3303 Monte Villa Parkway
Bothell, Washington 98021
(425) 402-2000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code of principal executive offices)
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 1998 Amended And Restated Equity Incentive Plan
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plans)
John R. Hinson
President
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc.
3303 Monte Villa Parkway
Bothell, Washington 98021
(425) 402-2000
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
______________________
Copies to:
Stewart Landefeld
Perkins Coie LLP
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800
Seattle, Washington 98101-3099
(206) 583-8888
______________________
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount to Be
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Title of Securities to be Registered
Registered(1)
Offering Price Per Share
Aggregate Offering Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock, no par value, under the:
1998 Amended and Restated Equity
Incentive Plan
1,217,366
(2)
$
1.78
(3)
$
2,166,911.48
$
199.36
2002 Stock Incentive Plan
3,090,151
$
7.00
(4)
$
21,631,057.00
$
1,990.06
2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
1,136,360
$
7.00
(4)
$
7,954,520.00
$
731.82
TOTAL
5,443,877
$
31,752,488.48
$
2,921.24
(1)
Together with an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be
necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to
such employee benefit plans as the result of any future stock split, stock
dividend or similar adjustment of the registrant's outstanding common
stock.
(2)
Represents the number of shares subject to outstanding options under the
1998 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan. These shares may be
issued under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan if the related options expire
or terminate without being exercised.
(3)
Computed pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. The proposed maximum offering price of $1.78 per share
represents the weighted average of the per share exercise prices of
currently outstanding options, which range from $0.22 per share to $3.30
per share.
(4)
Estimated as of April 30, 2002, solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. The proposed maximum offering price is $7.00 per share,
which is the initial public offering price of the common stock.
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PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Item 6. DIRECTOR AND OFFICER INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY
Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Item 8. EXHIBITS
Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit 5.1
Exhibit 23.1
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.   INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
(a)    The
Registrant's prospectus filed on May 7, 2002, pursuant to Rule
424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"); and
(b)    The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on April 25, 2002, under Section 12(g)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof, and prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that the securities offered
hereby have been sold or which deregisters the securities covered hereby then
remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the
respective dates on which such documents are filed.
Item 4.   DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Not applicable.
Item 5.   INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
None.
Item 6.   DIRECTOR AND OFFICER INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATIONS ON
LIABILITY
Section 317 of the California Corporations Code authorizes a court to
award, or a corporation's board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors
and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification under
certain circumstances for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses
incurred) arising under the Securities Act. The Registrant's amended and
restated articles of incorporation reduce the liability of a director to the
Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages to the fullest extent
permissible under California law, and authorize the Registrant to indemnify its
officers and directors (and other agents) to the maximum extent permitted under
California law. The Registrant's amended and restated bylaws provide that the
Registrant must indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent
permitted by California law, including circumstances in which indemnification
is otherwise discretionary under California law. The Registrant has entered
into indemnification agreements with its officers and directors containing
provisions that are in some respects broader than the specific indemnification
provisions contained in the California Corporations Code.
Item 7.   EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Not applicable.
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Item 8.   EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the Common Stock
being registered
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23.2
Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
99.1
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 1998 Amended and Restated Equity
Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-83272) filed on February
22, 2002)
99.2
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-83272) filed on February 22, 2002)
99.3
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-83272) filed on February 22, 2002)
Item 9.   UNDERTAKINGS
A.     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)    To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)     To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii)    To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement; and
(iii)   To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)    That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
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(3)    To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered that which remain unsold at the termination
of the offering.
B.      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
C.      Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Bothell, State of Washington, on the 7th day of
May, 2002.
QUINTON CARDIOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC.
By:  /s/ John R.
Hinson
John R. Hinson
Its President
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose individual signature appears below authorizes John R.
Hinson or Ruediger Naumann-Etienne, or either of them, as attorneys-in-fact
with full power of substitution, to execute in the name and on the behalf of
each person, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file, any
and all amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all
post-effective amendments.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated
below on the 7th day of May, 2002.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
/s/
Ruediger Naumann-Etienne
Ruediger Naumann-Etienne
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/
John R. Hinson
John R. Hinson
President, Chief Operating Officer and
Director
/s/ Michael K.
Matysik
Michael K.
Matysik
Senior Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal
Accounting and Financial Officer)
/s/ William R. Hambrecht
William R. Hambrecht
Director
/s/ John D. Delafield
John D. Delafield
Director
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the Common Stock
being registered
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23.2
Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
99.1
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 1998 Amended and Restated Equity
Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-83272) filed on February
22, 2002)
99.2
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-83272) filed on February 22, 2002)
99.3
Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-83272) filed on February 22, 2002)