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<STREET1>6501 WINDCREST DRIVE SUITE 100
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<FORMER-CONFORMED-NAME>QUEST MEDICAL INC
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></H1>
<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></H1>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=4>FORM 8-K</FONT></H1>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>CURRENT REPORT<BR>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE<BR>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</FONT></H1>
<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
<BR>December 3, 2002 (November 27, 2002)</FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>Commission file number 0-10521</FONT></P>
<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=4>ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC.</FONT></H1>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>Incorporated pursuant to the Laws of the State of
Texas</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>Internal Revenue Service &#151; Employer
Identification No. 75-1646002</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>6501 Windcrest Drive, Plano, Texas 75024</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>(972) 309-8000</FONT></P>
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<P>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events.</P>
<P>On November 27, 2002, Anthony J. Varrichio, an executive vice president of
the Company, entered into a "Preset Diversification Program" (PDP), a stock
disposition plan intended to qualify for the safe harbor offered by Rule 10b5-1
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Under the PDP, Mr.
Varrichio has authorized his broker to sell up to a specified number of shares
of his ANS common stock on a monthly basis, at fixed minimum prices ranging from
$32 per share to $43 per share, up to an aggregate of 252,000 shares of his
ANS common stock, commencing January 3, 2003 and ending on December 30, 2003.
Mr. Varrichio has informed the Company that any shares sold pursuant to the PDP
will be sold pursuant to Rule 144, and that he will publicly disclose any sales
in accordance with his obligations under Rule 16a-3.</P>
<P>Mr. Varrichio originally acquired his ANS common stock in January 2001 in
connection with ANS' acquisition of Hi-Tronics Designs, Inc. (HDI), a company
that Mr. Varrichio co-founded in 1987. Mr. Varrichio has informed the Company
that the purpose of the PDP is to assist in the diversification of his portfolio
and is part of his overall estate planning. Mr. Varrichio continues to serve as
Chief Technology Officer and an executive vice president of the Company and as
the President of HDI. Mr. Varrichio is not including in the PDP approximately
110,000 shares of ANS common stock that he owns directly or 35,000 shares of ANS
common stock subject to stock options previously granted to him.</P>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>SIGNATURES</FONT></H1>
<P><FONT SIZE=3>Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</FONT></P><TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH=60%>ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC.<BR><BR><BR></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=40%></TD><TD WIDTH=60%>By:&nbsp;<U>/s/ F. Robert Merrill III
</U></TD></TR><TR>
<TD WIDTH=40%>Date: December 3, 2002</TD><TD WIDTH=60%>Name: F. Robert Merrill
III</TD></TR><TR>
<TD WIDTH=40%></TD><TD WIDTH=60%>Title: Executive Vice President,
Finance</TD></TR><TR>
<TD WIDTH=40%></TD><TD WIDTH=60%>Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer</TD></TR></TABLE>
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