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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.11


                               I-FLOW CORPORATION
                           2001 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

                                    ARTICLE I
                                 PURPOSE OF PLAN

         The Company has adopted this Plan to promote the interests of the
Company and its stockholders by using investment interests in the Company to
attract, retain and motivate its management, employees and other persons, to
encourage and reward their contributions to the performance of the Company, and
to align their interests with the interests of the Company's stockholders.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to
them in Article VIII.

                                   ARTICLE II
                         EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN

         2.1 TERM OF PLAN. This Plan became effective as of the Effective Date
and will continue in effect until the Expiration Date, at which time this Plan
will automatically terminate.

         2.2 EFFECT ON AWARDS. Awards may be granted only during the Plan Term,
but each Award granted during the Plan Term will remain in effect after the
Expiration Date until such Award has been exercised, terminated or expired in
accordance with its terms and the terms of this Plan.

                                   ARTICLE III
                             SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN

         3.1 NUMBER OF SHARES. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that
may be issued pursuant to Awards under this Plan is 750,000, subject to
adjustment as set forth in Section 3.4, provided, however, that at no time while
this Plan is a California Regulated Plan shall the total number of shares
issuable upon exercise of all outstanding Awards or other stock options and the
total number of shares provided for under any stock bonus or similar plan of the
Company exceed the applicable percentage (currently thirty percent) as
calculated in accordance with the conditions and exclusions of Rule 260.140.45
of Title 10 of the California Securities Rules, unless and to the extent that
this requirement is waived by the California Commissioner.

         3.2 SOURCE OF SHARES. The Common Stock to be issued under this Plan
will be made available, at the discretion of the Administrator, either from
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or from previously issued shares
of Common Stock reacquired by the Company, including without limitation shares
purchased on the open market.

         3.3 AVAILABILITY OF UNUSED SHARES. Shares of Common Stock subject to
unexercised portions of any Award that expire, terminate or are canceled, and
shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to an Award that are reacquired by the
Company pursuant to this Plan or the terms of the Award under which such shares
were issued, will again become available for the grant of further Awards under
this Plan as part of the shares available under Section 3.1. However, if the
exercise price of, or withholding taxes incurred in connection with, an Award is
paid with shares of Common Stock, or if shares of Common Stock otherwise
issuable pursuant to Awards are withheld by the Company in satisfaction of an
exercise price or the withholding taxes incurred in connection with any exercise
or vesting of an Award, then the number of shares of Common Stock available for
issuance under the Plan will be reduced by the gross number of shares for which
the Award is exercised or for which it vests, as applicable, and not by the net
number of shares of Common Stock issued to the holder of such Award.



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         3.4 ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS.

         (a) Adjustments. If the Company consummates any Reorganization in which
holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive in respect of such
shares any additional shares or new or different shares or securities, cash or
other consideration (including, without limitation, a different number of shares
of Common Stock), or if the outstanding shares of Common Stock are increased,
decreased or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other
securities through merger, consolidation, sale or exchange of assets of the
Company, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, stock
dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, spin-off, or similar transaction
then, subject to Section 7.1, an appropriate and proportionate adjustment shall
be made by the Administrator in its discretion in: (i) the maximum number and
kind of shares subject to this Plan as provided in Section 3.1; (ii) the number
and kind of shares or other securities subject to then outstanding Awards;
and/or (iii) the price for each share or other unit of any other securities
subject to, or measurement criteria applicable to, then outstanding Awards.

         (b) No Fractional Interests. No fractional interests will be issued
under the Plan resulting from any adjustments.

         (c) Adjustments Related to Company Stock. To the extent any adjustments
relate to stock or securities of the Company, such adjustments will be made by
the Administrator, whose determination in that respect will be final, binding
and conclusive.

         (d) Right to Make Adjustment. The grant of an Award will not affect in
any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments,
reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business
structure or to merge or to consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate or sell, or
transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

         (e) Limitations. No adjustment to the terms of an Incentive Stock
Option may be made unless such adjustment either: (i) would not cause the Option
to lose its status as an Incentive Stock Option; or (ii) is agreed to in writing
by the Administrator and the Recipient.

         3.5 RESERVATION OF SHARES. The Company will at all times reserve and
keep available shares of Common Stock equaling at least the total number of
shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to all outstanding Awards.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                             ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN

         4.1 ADMINISTRATOR.

         (a) Plan Administration. This Plan will be administered by the Board
and may also be administered by a Committee of the Board appointed pursuant to
Section 4.1(b).

         (b) Administration by Committee.

             (i) The Board in its sole discretion may from time to time appoint
         a Committee of not less than two (2) Board members with authority to
         administer this Plan in whole or part and, subject to applicable law,
         to exercise any or all of the powers, authority and discretion of the
         Board under this Plan. The Board may from time to time increase or
         decrease (but not below two (2)) the number of members of the
         Committee, remove from membership on the Committee all or any portion
         of its members, and/or appoint such person or persons as it desires to
         fill any vacancy existing on the Committee, whether caused by removal,
         resignation or otherwise. The Board may disband the Committee at any
         time.

             (ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
         4.1(b) to the contrary, as long as the Company is an Exchange Act
         Registered Company, (1) the Board shall appoint the Committee, (2) this
         Plan shall be administered by the Committee, and (3) each of the
         Committee's members shall be Non-Employee Directors and in addition, if
         Awards are to be made to persons subject to Section 162(m) of the IRC
         and such Awards are intended to constitute Performance-Based
         Compensation, then each of the Committee's members shall, in addition
         to being a Non-Employee Director, also be an Outside Director.


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         4.2 AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR.

         (a) Authority to Interpret Plan. Subject to the express provisions of
this Plan, the Administrator will have the power to implement, interpret and
construe this Plan and any Awards and Award Documents or other documents
defining the rights and obligations of the Company and Recipients hereunder and
thereunder, to determine all questions arising hereunder and thereunder, and to
adopt and amend such rules and regulations for the administration hereof and
thereof as it may deem desirable. The interpretation and construction by the
Administrator of any provisions of this Plan or of any Award or Award Document,
and any action taken by, or inaction of, the Administrator relating to this Plan
or any Award or Award Document, will be within the discretion of the
Administrator and will be conclusive and binding upon all persons. Subject only
to compliance with the express provisions hereof, the Administrator may act in
its discretion in matters related to this Plan and any and all Awards and Award
Documents.

         (b) Authority to Grant Awards. Subject to the express provisions of
this Plan, the Administrator may from time to time in its discretion select the
Eligible Persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards will be granted
or sold, the nature of each Award, the number of shares of Common Stock or the
number of rights that make up or underlie each Award, the exercise price and
period (if applicable) for the exercise of each Award, and such other terms and
conditions applicable to each individual Award as the Administrator may
determine. Any and all terms and conditions of Awards may be established by the
Administrator without regard to existing Awards or other grants and without
incurring any obligation of the Company in respect of subsequent Awards. The
Administrator may grant at any time new Awards to an Eligible Person who has
previously received Awards or other grants (including other stock options)
regardless of the status of such other Awards or grants. The Administrator may
grant Awards singly or in combination or in tandem with other Awards as it
determines in its discretion.

         (c) Procedures. Subject to the Company's charter or bylaws or any Board
resolution conferring authority on the Committee, any action of the
Administrator with respect to the administration of this Plan must be taken
pursuant to a majority vote of the authorized number of members of the
Administrator or by the unanimous written consent of its members; provided,
however, that (i) if the Administrator is the Committee and consists of two (2)
members, then actions of the Administrator must be unanimous, and (ii) actions
taken by the Board will be valid if approved in accordance with applicable law.

         4.3 NO LIABILITY. No member of the Board or the Committee or any
designee thereof will be liable for any action or inaction with respect to this
Plan or any Award or any transaction arising under this Plan or any Award except
in circumstances constituting bad faith of such member.

         4.4 AMENDMENTS.

         (a) Plan Amendments. The Administrator may at any time and from time to
time in its discretion, insofar as permitted by applicable law, rule or
regulation and subject to Section 4.4(c), suspend or discontinue this Plan or
revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever, and this Plan as so revised or
amended will govern all Awards, including those granted before such revision or
amendment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator
is authorized to amend this Plan to comply with or take advantage of amendments
to applicable laws, rules or regulations, including the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act, the IRC, or the rules of any exchange or market system upon which
the Common Stock is listed or trades, or any rules or regulations promulgated
thereunder. No stockholder approval of any amendment or revision will be
required unless such approval is required by applicable law, rule or regulation.



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         (b) Award Amendments. The Administrator may at any time and from time
to time in its discretion, subject to Section 4.4(c) and compliance with
applicable statutory or administrative requirements, accelerate or extend the
vesting or exercise period of any Award as a whole or in part, and make such
other modifications in the terms and conditions of an Award as it deems
advisable.

         (c) Limitation. Except as otherwise provided in this Plan or in the
applicable Award Document, no amendment, revision, suspension or termination of
this Plan or an outstanding Award that would cause an Incentive Stock Option to
cease to qualify as such or that would alter, impair or diminish in any material
respect any rights or obligations under any Award theretofore granted under this
Plan may be effected without the written consent of the Recipient to whom such
Award was granted.

         4.5 OTHER COMPENSATION PLANS. The adoption of this Plan will not affect
any other stock option, incentive or other compensation plans in effect from
time to time for the Company, except that upon stockholder approval of this
Plan, the Company's 1996 Stock Incentive Plan will be terminated by the Board.
This Plan will not preclude the Company from establishing any other forms of
incentive or other compensation for employees, directors, advisors or
consultants of the Company, whether or not approved by stockholders.

         4.6 PLAN BINDING ON SUCCESSORS. Subject to Section 7.1, this Plan will
be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company.

         4.7 REFERENCES TO SUCCESSOR STATUTES, REGULATIONS AND RULES. Any
reference in this Plan to a particular statute, regulation or rule will also
refer to any successor provision of such statute, regulation or rule.

         4.8 INVALID PROVISIONS. In the event that any provision of this Plan is
found to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable under any applicable law, such
invalidity or unenforceability is not to be construed as rendering any other
provisions contained herein invalid or unenforceable, and all such other
provisions are to be given full force and effect to the same extent as though
the invalid and unenforceable provision were not contained herein.

         4.9 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted
in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving
effect to the principles of the conflicts of laws thereof.

         4.10 INTERPRETATION. Headings herein are for convenience of reference
only, do not constitute a part of this Plan, and will not affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Plan. References herein to Sections or Articles are
references to the referenced Section or Article hereof, unless otherwise
specified.

                                    ARTICLE V
                            GENERAL AWARD PROVISIONS

         5.1 PARTICIPATION IN PLAN.

         (a) Eligibility to Receive Awards. A person is eligible to receive
grants of Awards if, at the time of the grant of the Award, such person is an
Eligible Person or has received an offer of employment from the Company,
provided, however, that Awards granted to a person who has received an offer of
employment will terminate and be forfeited without consideration if the
employment offer is not accepted within such time as may be specified by the
Company. Status as an Eligible Person will not be construed as a commitment that
any Award will be granted under this Plan to an Eligible Person or to Eligible
Persons generally.

         (b) Eligibility to Receive Incentive Stock Options. Incentive Stock
Options may be granted only to Eligible Persons meeting the employment
requirements of Section 422 of the IRC.

         (c) Awards to Foreign Nationals. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, the Administrator may, in order to fulfill the purposes of this
Plan, modify grants of Awards to Recipients who are foreign nationals or
employed outside of the United States to recognize differences in applicable
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         5.2 AWARD DOCUMENTS. Each Award must be evidenced by an agreement duly
executed on behalf of the Company and by the Recipient or, in the
Administrator's discretion, a confirming memorandum issued by the Company to the
Recipient, setting forth such terms and conditions applicable to the Award as
the Administrator may in its discretion determine. Awards will not be deemed
made or binding upon the Company, and Recipients will have no rights thereto,
until such an agreement is entered into between the Company and the Recipient or
such a memorandum is delivered by the Company to the Recipient, but an Award may
have an effective date prior to the date of such an agreement or memorandum.
Award Documents may be (but need not be) identical and must comply with and be
subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan, a copy of which will be
provided to each Recipient and incorporated by reference into each Award
Document. Any Award Document may contain such other terms, provisions and
conditions not inconsistent with this Plan as may be determined by the
Administrator. In case of any conflict between this Plan and any Award Document,
this Plan shall control.

         5.3 PAYMENT FOR AWARDS.

         (a) Payment of Exercise Price. The exercise price or other payment for
an Award is payable upon the exercise of a Stock Option or upon other purchase
of shares pursuant to an Award granted hereunder by delivery of legal tender of
the United States or payment of such other consideration as the Administrator
may from time to time deem acceptable in any particular instance; provided,
however, that the Administrator may, in the exercise of its discretion, allow
exercise of an Award in a broker-assisted or similar transaction in which the
exercise price is not received by the Company until promptly after exercise.

         (b) Company Assistance. The Company may assist any person to whom an
Award is granted (including, without limitation, any officer or director of the
Company) in the payment of the purchase price or other amounts payable in
connection with the receipt or exercise of that Award, by lending such amounts
to such person on such terms and at such rates of interest and upon such
security (if any) as may be consistent with applicable law and approved by the
Administrator. In case of such a loan, the Administrator may require that the
exercise be followed by a prompt sale of some or all of the underlying shares
and that a portion of the sale proceeds be dedicated to full payment of the
exercise price and amounts required pursuant to Section 5.9.

         (c) Cashless Exercise. If permitted in any case by the Administrator in
its discretion, the exercise price for Awards may be paid by capital stock of
the Company delivered in transfer to the Company by or on behalf of the person
exercising the Award and duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock powers
duly endorsed in blank, with signatures guaranteed in accordance with the
Exchange Act if required by the Administrator; or retained by the Company from
the stock otherwise issuable upon exercise or surrender of vested and/or
exercisable Awards or other equity awards previously granted to the Recipient
and being exercised (if applicable) (in either case valued at Fair Market Value
as of the exercise date); or such other consideration as the Administrator may
from time to time in the exercise of its discretion deem acceptable in any
particular instance.

         (d) No Precedent. Recipients will have no rights to the assistance
described in Section 5.3(b) or the exercise techniques described in Section
5.3(c), and the Company may offer or permit such assistance or techniques on an
ad hoc basis to any Recipient without incurring any obligation to offer or
permit such assistance or techniques on other occasions or to other Recipients.

         5.4 NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS. Nothing contained in this Plan (or in Award
Documents or in any other documents related to this Plan or to Awards) will
confer upon any Eligible Person or Recipient any right to continue in the employ
of or engagement by the Company or any Affiliated Entity or constitute any
contract or agreement of employment or engagement, or interfere in any way with
the right of the Company or any Affiliated Entity to reduce such person's
compensation or other benefits or to terminate the employment or engagement of
such Eligible Person or Recipient, with or without cause. Except as expressly
provided in this Plan or in any statement evidencing the grant of an Award, the
Company has the right to deal with each Recipient in the same manner as if this
Plan and any such statement evidencing the grant of an Award did not exist,
including, without limitation, with respect to all matters related to the
hiring, discharge, compensation and conditions of the employment or engagement
of the Recipient. Unless otherwise set forth in a written agreement binding upon
the Company or an Affiliated Entity, all employees of the Company or an
Affiliated Entity are "at will" employees whose employment may be terminated by
the Company or the Affiliated Entity at any time for any reason or no reason,
without payment or penalty of any kind. Any question(s) as to whether and when
there has been a termination of a Recipient's employment or engagement, the
reason (if any) for such termination, and/or the consequences thereof under the
terms of this Plan or any statement evidencing the grant of an Award pursuant to
this Plan will be determined by the Administrator and the Administrator's
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         5.5 RESTRICTIONS UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

         (a) Government Approvals. All Awards will be subject to the requirement
that, if at any time the Company determines, in its discretion, that the
listing, registration or qualification of the securities subject to Awards
granted under this Plan upon any securities exchange or interdealer quotation
system or under any federal, state or foreign law, or the consent or approval of
any government or regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of,
or in connection with, the granting of such an Award or the issuance, if any, or
purchase of shares in connection therewith, such Award may not be exercised as a
whole or in part unless and until such listing, registration, qualification,
consent or approval has been effected or obtained free of any conditions not
acceptable to the Company. During the term of this Plan, the Company will use
its reasonable efforts to seek to obtain from the appropriate governmental and
regulatory agencies any requisite qualifications, consents, approvals or
authorizations in order to issue and sell such number of shares of its Common
Stock as is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Plan. The inability
of the Company to obtain any such qualifications, consents, approvals or
authorizations will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the
nonissuance or sale of such stock as to which such qualifications, consents,
approvals or authorizations pertain.

         (b) No Registration Obligation; Recipient Representations. The Company
will be under no obligation to register or qualify the issuance of Awards or
underlying securities under the Securities Act or applicable state securities
laws. Unless the issuance of Awards and underlying securities have been
registered under the Securities Act and qualified or registered under applicable
state securities laws, the Company shall be under no obligation to issue any
Awards or underlying securities unless the Awards and underlying securities may
be issued pursuant to applicable exemptions from such registration or
qualification requirements. In connection with any such exempt issuance, the
Administrator may require the Recipient to provide a written representation and
undertaking to the Company, satisfactory in form and scope to the Company, that
such Recipient is acquiring such Awards and underlying securities for such
Recipient's own account as an investment and not with a view to, or for sale in
connection with, the distribution of any such securities, and that such person
will make no transfer of the same except in compliance with any rules and
regulations in force at the time of such transfer under the Securities Act and
other applicable law, and that if securities are issued without registration, a
legend to this effect (together with any other legends deemed appropriate by the
Administrator) may be endorsed upon the securities so issued, and to the effect
of any additional representations that are appropriate in light of applicable
securities laws and rules. The Company may also order its transfer agent to stop
transfers of such shares. The Administrator may also require the Recipient to
provide the Company such information and other documents as the Administrator
may request in order to satisfy the Administrator as to the investment
sophistication and experience of the Recipient and as to any other conditions
for compliance with any such exemptions from registration or qualification.

         5.6 NO RIGHTS OR PRIVILEGES REGARDING STOCK OWNERSHIP OR SPECIFIC
ASSETS. Except as otherwise set forth herein, a Recipient or a permitted
transferee of an Award will have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any
shares issuable or issued in connection with the Award until the Recipient has
delivered to the Company all amounts payable and performed all obligations
required to be performed in connection with exercise of the Award and the
Company has issued such shares. During any time that this Plan is a California
Regulated Plan, the Company will comply with Section 260.140.1 of Title 10 of
the California Securities Rules, unless and to the extent that this requirement
is waived by the California Commissioner. No person will have any right, title
or interest in any fund or in any specific asset (including shares of capital
stock) of the Company by reason of any Award granted hereunder. Neither this
Plan (or any documents related hereto) nor any action taken pursuant hereto is
to be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship
between the Company and any person. To the extent that any person acquires a
right to receive an Award hereunder, such right shall be no greater than the
right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

         5.7 NONASSIGNABILITY. No Award is assignable or transferable except:
(a) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution; or (b) subject to the
final sentence of this Section 5.7, upon dissolution of marriage pursuant to a
qualified domestic relations order or, in the discretion of the Administrator
and under circumstances that would not adversely affect the interests of the
Company, transfers for estate planning purposes or pursuant to a nominal
transfer that does not result in a change in beneficial ownership. Subject to
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Section 5.7, during the lifetime of a Recipient, an Award granted to such person
will be exercisable only by the Recipient (or the Recipient's permitted
transferee) or such person's guardian or legal representative. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Stock Options and other rights to purchase stock under the Plan
that are California Regulated Securities may not be transferred other than by
will or the laws of descent and distribution at any time that this Plan is a
California Regulated Plan, unless and to the extent that this requirement is
waived by the California Commissioner, and Stock Options intended to be treated
as Incentive Stock Options (or other Awards subject to transfer restrictions
under the IRC): (i) may not be assigned or transferred in violation of Section
422(b)(5) of the IRC or the regulations thereunder, and nothing herein is
intended to allow such assignment or transfer, and (ii) will be exercisable
during a Recipient's lifetime only by the Recipient.

         5.8 INFORMATION TO RECIPIENTS.

         (a) Provision of Information. The Administrator in its sole discretion
may determine what, if any, financial and other information is to be provided to
Recipients and when such financial and other information is to be provided after
giving consideration to applicable federal and state laws, rules and
regulations, including, without limitation, applicable federal and state
securities laws, rules and regulations, provided, however, that during any time
that this Plan is a California Regulated Plan, holders of California Regulated
Securities will receive financial statements of the Company at least annually to
the extent required by the California Securities Rules, unless and to the extent
that this requirement is waived by the California Commissioner.

         (b) Confidentiality. The furnishing of financial and other information
that is confidential to the Company is subject to the Recipient's agreement to
maintain the confidentiality of such financial and other information, and not to
use the information for any purpose other than evaluating the Recipient's
position under this Plan. The Administrator may impose other restrictions on the
access to and use of such confidential information and may require a Recipient
to acknowledge the Recipient's obligations under this Section 5.8(b) (which
acknowledgment is not to be a condition to Recipient's obligations under this
Section 5.8(b)).

         5.9 WITHHOLDING TAXES. Whenever the granting, vesting or exercise of
any Award, or the issuance of any Common Stock or other securities upon exercise
of any Award or transfer thereof, gives rise to tax or tax withholding
liabilities or obligations, the Administrator will have the right as a condition
thereto to require the Recipient to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to
satisfy any federal, state and local withholding tax requirements arising in
connection therewith. The Administrator may, in the exercise of its discretion,
allow satisfaction of tax withholding requirements by accepting delivery of
stock of the Company or by withholding a portion of the stock otherwise issuable
in connection with an Award, in each case valued at Fair Market Value as of the
date of such delivery or withholding, as the case may be, is determined.

         5.10 LEGENDS ON AWARDS AND STOCK CERTIFICATES. Each Award Document and
each certificate representing securities acquired upon vesting or exercise of an
Award must be endorsed with all legends, if any, required by applicable federal
and state securities and other laws to be placed on the Award Document and/or
the certificate. The determination of which legends, if any, will be placed upon
Award Documents or the certificates will be made by the Administrator in its
discretion and such decision will be final and binding.

         5.11 EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT ON AWARDS.

         (a) Termination of Vesting. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, but subject to Section 5.11(b) Awards will be exercisable by a Recipient
(or the Recipient's successor in interest) following such Recipient's
termination of employment only to the extent that installments thereof had
become exercisable on or prior to the date of such termination.

         (b) Alteration of Vesting and Exercise Periods. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Administrator may in its discretion (i)
designate shorter or longer periods following a Recipient's termination of
employment during which Awards may vest or be exercised; provided, however, that
any shorter periods determined by the Administrator will be effective only if
provided for in this Plan or the instrument that evidences the grant to the
Recipient of the affected Award or if such shorter period is agreed to in
writing by the Recipient, and (ii) accelerate the vesting of all or any portion
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         (c) Leave of Absence. In the case of any employee on an approved leave
of absence, the Administrator may make such provision respecting continuance of
Awards granted to such employee as the Administrator in its discretion deems
appropriate, except that in no event will an Award be exercisable after the date
such Award would expire in accordance with its terms had the Recipient remained
continuously employed.

         (d) General Cessation. Except as otherwise set forth in this Plan or an
Award Document, or a written agreement between the Company and a Recipient, or
as determined by the Administrator in its discretion, all Awards granted to a
Recipient, and all of such Recipient's rights thereunder, will terminate upon
termination for any reason of such Recipient's employment with the Company or
any Affiliated Entity (or cessation of any other service relationship between
the Recipient and the Company or any Affiliated Entity in place as of the date
the Award was granted).

         5.12 LOCK-UP AGREEMENTS. Each Recipient agrees as a condition to
receipt of an Award that, in connection with any public offering by the Company
of its equity securities and upon the request of the Company and the principal
underwriter (if any) in such public offering, any shares of Common Stock
acquired or that may be acquired upon exercise or vesting of an Award may not be
sold, offered for sale, encumbered, or otherwise disposed of or subjected to any
transaction that will involve any sales of securities of the Company, without
the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriter, as the case may
be, for a period of not more than 365 days after the effective date of the
registration statement for such public offering. Each Recipient will, if
requested by the Company or the principal underwriter, enter into a separate
agreement to the effect of this Section 5.12.

         5.13 RESTRICTIONS ON COMMON STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES. Common Stock or
other securities of the Company issued or issuable in connection with any Award
will be subject to all of the restrictions imposed under this Plan upon Common
Stock issuable or issued upon exercise of Stock Options, except as otherwise
determined by the Administrator.

         5.14 LIMITS ON AWARDS TO CERTAIN ELIGIBLE PERSONS. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Plan, no one Eligible Person shall be granted any Awards
with respect to more than 750,000 shares of Common Stock in any one calendar
year; provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply if it is not
required in order for the compensation attributable to Awards hereunder to
qualify as Performance-Based Compensation. The limitation set forth in this
Section 5.14 shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.4 or under
Article VII, but only to the extent such adjustment would not affect the status
of compensation attributable to Awards hereunder as Performance-Based
Compensation.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                                     AWARDS

         6.1 STOCK OPTIONS.

         (a) Nature of Stock Options. Stock Options may be Incentive Stock
Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.

         (b) Option Exercise Price. The exercise price for each Stock Option
will be determined by the Administrator as of the date such Stock Option is
granted. The exercise price may be greater than or less than the Fair Market
Value of the Common Stock subject to the Stock Option as of the date of grant,
provided, however, that in no event may the exercise price per share be less
than the par value, if any, per share of the Common Stock subject to the Stock
Option, and provided further that the exercise price of Stock Options that are
California Regulated Securities granted while this Plan is a California
Regulated Plan, if any, may not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock as of the date of grant, or 110% of the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock as of the date of grant in the case of Stock Options granted to
Recipients owning stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock of the Company or its parent or subsidiary
corporations, unless and to the extent that this requirement is waived by the
California Commissioner.



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         (c) Option Period and Vesting. Stock Options granted hereunder will
vest and may be exercised as determined by the Administrator, except that (i)
Stock Options granted to any Recipient other than an officer, director or
consultant of the Company or an Affiliated Entity, that are California Regulated
Securities granted while this Plan is a California Regulated Plan (if any) will
vest and become exercisable at the rate of at least 20% per year over five years
from the date of grant, unless and to the extent that this requirement is waived
by the California Commissioner, and (ii) exercise of Stock Options after
termination of the Recipient's employment shall be subject to Section 5.11 and
Section 6.1(e). Each Stock Option granted hereunder and all rights or
obligations thereunder shall expire on such date as may be determined by the
Administrator, but not later than ten (10) years after the date the Stock Option
is granted and may be subject to earlier termination as provided herein or in
the Award Document. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Stock Option will
become exercisable, as a whole or in part, on the date or dates specified by the
Administrator and thereafter will remain exercisable until the exercise,
expiration or earlier termination of the Stock Option.

         (d) Exercise of Stock Options. The exercise price for Stock Options
will be paid as set forth in Section 5.3. No Stock Option will be exercisable
except in respect of whole shares, and fractional share interests shall be
disregarded. Not fewer than 100 shares of Common Stock may be purchased at one
time and Stock Options must be exercised in multiples of 100 unless the number
purchased is the total number of shares for which the Stock Option is
exercisable at the time of exercise. A Stock Option will be deemed to be
exercised when the Secretary or other designated official of the Company
receives written notice of such exercise from the Recipient in the form of
Exhibit A hereto or such other form as the Company may specify from time to
time, together with payment of the exercise price in accordance with Section 5.3
and any amounts required under Section 5.9 or, with permission of the
Administrator, arrangement for such payment. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Plan, the Administrator may impose, by rule and/or in Award Documents,
such conditions upon the exercise of Stock Options (including, without
limitation, conditions limiting the time of exercise to specified periods) as
may be required to satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, including,
without limitation, Rule 16b-3 and Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act, and any
amounts required under Section 5.9, or any applicable section of or regulation
under the IRC.

         (e) Termination of Employment.

             (i) Termination for Just Cause. Subject to Section 5.11 and except
         as otherwise provided in a written agreement between the Company or an
         Affiliated Entity and the Recipient, which may be entered into at any
         time before or after termination of employment, or, with respect to
         California Regulated Securities, as required by the California
         Securities Rules while this Plan is a California Regulated Plan (unless
         waived by the California Commissioner), in the event of a Just Cause
         Dismissal of a Recipient all of the Recipient's unexercised Stock
         Options, whether or not vested, will expire and become unexercisable as
         of the date of such Just Cause Dismissal.

             (ii) Termination Other Than for Just Cause. Subject to Section 5.11
         and except as otherwise provided in a written agreement between the
         Company or an Affiliated Entity and the Recipient, which may be entered
         into at any time before or after termination of employment, if a
         Recipient's employment with the Company or any Affiliated Entity
         terminates for:

                  (A) any reason other than for Just Cause Dismissal, death,
             Permanent Disability or Retirement, the Recipient's Awards, whether
             or not vested, will expire and become unexercisable as of the
             earlier of: (A) the date such Stock Options would expire in
             accordance with their terms had the Recipient remained employed;
             and (B) 30 days after the date of employment termination.

                  (B) death or Permanent Disability or Retirement, the
             Recipient's unexercised Awards will, whether or not vested, expire
             and become unexercisable as of the earlier of: (A) the date such
             Awards would expire in accordance with their terms had the
             Recipient remained employed; and (B) six months after the date of
             employment termination.


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         (f) Special Provisions Regarding Incentive Stock Options.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,

             (i) The exercise price and vesting period of any Stock Option
         intended to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option must comply with
         the provisions of Section 422 of the IRC and the regulations
         thereunder. As of the Effective Date, such provisions require, among
         other matters, that: (A) the exercise price must not be less than the
         Fair Market Value of the underlying stock as of the date the Incentive
         Stock Option is granted, and not less than 110% of the Fair Market
         Value as of such date in the case of a grant to a Significant
         Stockholder; and (B) that the Incentive Stock Option not be exercisable
         after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date of grant or the
         expiration of five (5) years from the date of grant in the case of an
         Incentive Stock Option granted to a Significant Stockholder.

             (ii) The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the
         respective date or dates of grant) of the Common Stock for which one or
         more Options granted to any Recipient under this Plan (or any other
         option plan of the Company or of any Parent Corporation or Subsidiary
         Corporation) may for the first time become exercisable as Incentive
         Stock Options under the federal tax laws during any one calendar year
         may not exceed $100,000.

             (iii) Any Stock Options granted as Incentive Stock Options pursuant
         to this Plan that for any reason fail or cease to qualify as such will
         be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options. If the limit described in
         Section 6.1(f)(ii) is exceeded, the earliest granted Stock Options will
         be treated as Incentive Stock Options, up to such limit.

         6.2 PERFORMANCE AWARDS.

         (a) Grant of Performance Award. The Administrator will determine in its
discretion the preestablished, objective performance goals (which need not be
identical and may be established on an individual or group basis) governing
Performance Awards, the terms thereof, and the form and time of payment of
Performance Awards.

         (b) Payment of Award. Upon satisfaction of the conditions applicable to
a Performance Award, payment will be made to the Recipient in cash, in shares of
Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value as of the date payment is due, or in a
combination of Common Stock and cash, as the Administrator in its discretion may
determine.

         (c) Maximum Amount of Compensation. The maximum amount payable pursuant
to that portion of a Performance Award granted for any calendar year to any
Participant that is intended to satisfy the requirements for Performance-Based
Compensation shall not exceed $2,000,000.

         6.3 RESTRICTED STOCK.

         (a) Award of Restricted Stock. The Administrator will determine the
Purchase Price (if any), the terms of payment of the Purchase Price, the
restrictions upon the Restricted Stock, and when such restrictions will lapse,
provided, however, that the Purchase Price (if any) for Restricted Stock that
constitutes California Regulated Securities granted while this Plan is a
California Regulated Plan may not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of
the Common Stock as of the date of grant or purchase, or 100% of the Fair Market
Value of the Common Stock as of the date of grant to or purchase by Recipients
owning stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company or its parent or subsidiary corporations, unless
and to the extent that this requirement is waived by the California
Commissioner.

         (b) Requirements of Restricted Stock. All shares of Restricted Stock
granted or sold pursuant to this Plan will be subject to the following
conditions:

             (i) No Transfer. The shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred,
         pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, alienated or encumbered
         until the restrictions are removed or expire;

             (ii) Certificates. The Administrator may require that the
         certificates representing Restricted Stock granted or sold to a
         Recipient remain in the physical custody of an escrow holder or the
         Company until all restrictions are removed or expire;



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             (iii) Restrictive Legends. Each certificate representing Restricted
         Stock granted or sold to a Recipient pursuant to this Plan will bear
         such legend or legends making reference to the restrictions imposed
         upon such Restricted Stock as the Administrator in its discretion deems
         necessary or appropriate to enforce such restrictions; and

             (iv) Other Restrictions. The Administrator may impose such other
         conditions on Restricted Stock as the Administrator may deem advisable,
         including, without limitation, restrictions under the Securities Act,
         under the Exchange Act, under the requirements of any stock exchange or
         interdealer quotation system upon which such Restricted Stock or other
         securities of the Company are then listed or traded and under any blue
         sky or other securities laws applicable to such shares, provided,
         however, that so long as the Restricted Stock constitutes California
         Regulated Securities granted while this Plan is a California Regulated
         Plan, such other conditions shall not be inconsistent with the
         California Commissioner's guidelines for options granted to and shares
         purchases by employees, directors and consultants as set forth in the
         California Securities Rules Section 260.140.41 and Section 260.140.42.

         (c) Lapse of Restrictions. The restrictions imposed upon Restricted
Stock will lapse in accordance with such terms or other conditions as are
determined by the Administrator, except that the Company's right to repurchase
shares of Restricted Stock that are California Regulated Securities granted or
sold to any Recipient, other than an officer, director or consultant of the
Company or an Affiliated Entity, while this Plan is a California Regulated Plan
(if any) at the Purchase Price (if any) paid by the Recipient to the Company
will lapse at the rate of at least 20% per year over five years from the date of
grant or sale, unless and to the extent that this requirement is waived by the
California Commissioner.

         (d) Rights of Recipient. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.3(b)
and any restrictions imposed upon the Restricted Stock, the Recipient will have
all rights of a stockholder with respect to the Restricted Stock granted or sold
to such Recipient under this Plan, including, without limitation, the right to
vote the shares and receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made
with respect thereto.

         (e) Termination of Employment. Unless the Administrator in its
discretion determines otherwise, if a Recipient's employment with the Company or
any Affiliated Entity terminates for any reason, all of the Recipient's
Restricted Stock remaining subject to restrictions on the date of such
termination of employment will be repurchased by the Company at the Purchase
Price (if any) paid by the Recipient to the Company, without interest or
premium, and otherwise returned to the Company without consideration. Except in
the case of Restricted Stock granted or sold to officers, directors, or
consultants of the Company or any Affiliated Entity, in the case of shares of
Restricted Stock that are California Regulated Securities granted or sold while
this Plan is a California Regulated Plan, the Company must exercise its right to
repurchase within 90 days of the termination of employment, and must pay the
Purchase Price (if any) in cash or by cancellation of purchase money
indebtedness, unless and to the extent that this requirement is waived by the
California Commissioner.

         6.4 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

         (a) Granting of Stock Appreciation Rights. The Administrator may at any
time and from time to time approve the grant to Eligible Persons of Stock
Appreciation Rights, related or unrelated to Stock Options.

         (b) SARs Related to Options.

             (i) A Stock Appreciation Right related to a Stock Option will
         entitle the holder of the related Stock Option, upon exercise of the
         Stock Appreciation Right, to surrender such Stock Option, or any
         portion thereof to the extent previously vested but unexercised, with
         respect to the number of shares as to which such Stock Appreciation
         Right is exercised, and to receive payment of an amount computed
         pursuant to Section 6.4(b)(iii). Such Stock Option will, to the extent
         surrendered, then cease to be exercisable.

             (ii) A Stock Appreciation Right related to a Stock Option hereunder
         will be exercisable at such time or times, and only to the extent that,
         the related Stock Option is exercisable, and will not be transferable
         except to the extent that such related Stock Option may be transferable
         (and under the same conditions), will expire no later than the
         expiration of the related Stock Option, and may be exercised only when
         the market price of the Common Stock subject to the related Stock
         Option exceeds the exercise price of the Stock Option.


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             (iii) Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right related to a
         Stock Option, the Recipient will be entitled to receive payment of an
         amount determined by multiplying: (A) the difference obtained by
         subtracting the exercise price of a share of Common Stock specified in
         the related Stock Option from the Fair Market Value of a share of
         Common Stock on the date of exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right
         (or as of such other date or as of the occurrence of such event as may
         have been specified in the instrument evidencing the grant of the Stock
         Appreciation Right), by (B) the number of shares as to which such Stock
         Appreciation Right is exercised.

         (c) SARs Unrelated to Options. The Administrator may grant Stock
Appreciation Rights unrelated to Stock Options. Section 6.4(b)(iii) will govern
the amount payable at exercise under such Stock Appreciation Right, except that
in lieu of an option exercise price the initial base amount specified in the
Award shall be used.

         (d) Limits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator, in its
discretion, may place a dollar limitation on the maximum amount that will be
payable upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right.

         (e) Payments. Payment of the amount determined under the foregoing
provisions may be made solely in whole shares of Common Stock valued at their
Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right or,
alternatively, at the discretion of the Administrator, in cash or in a
combination of cash and shares of Common Stock as the Administrator deems
advisable. The Administrator has full discretion to determine the form in which
payment of a Stock Appreciation Right will be made and to consent to or
disapprove the election of a Recipient to receive cash in full or partial
settlement of a Stock Appreciation Right. If the Administrator decides to make
full payment in shares of Common Stock, and the amount payable results in a
fractional share, payment for the fractional share will be made in cash.

         6.5 STOCK PAYMENTS. The Administrator may approve Stock Payments to any
Eligible Person on such terms and conditions as the Administrator may determine.
Stock Payments will replace cash compensation at the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock on the date payment is due.

         6.6 DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. The Administrator may grant Dividend
Equivalents to any Recipient who has received a Stock Option, Stock Appreciation
Right or other Award denominated in shares of Common Stock. Dividend Equivalents
may be paid in cash, Common Stock or other Awards; the amount of Dividend
Equivalents paid other than in cash will be determined by the Administrator by
application of such formula as the Administrator may deem appropriate to
translate the cash value of dividends paid to the alternative form of payment of
the Dividend Equivalent. Dividend Equivalents will be computed as of each
dividend record date and will be payable to recipients thereof at such time as
the Administrator may determine. Notwithstanding the forgoing, if it is intended
that an Award qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, and the amount of the
compensation a Participant could receive under the Award is based solely on an
increase in value of the underlying shares of Common Stock after the date of the
grant or award, then the payment of any Dividend Equivalents related to the
Award shall not be made contingent on the exercise of the Award.

         6.7 STOCK BONUSES. The Administrator may issue Stock Bonuses to
Eligible Persons on such terms and conditions as the Administrator may
determine.

         6.8 STOCK SALES. The Administrator may sell to Eligible Persons shares
of Common Stock on such terms and conditions as the Administrator may determine.

         6.9 PHANTOM STOCK. The Administrator may grant Awards of Phantom Stock
to Eligible Persons. Phantom Stock is a cash payment measured by the Fair Market
Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock on a specified date, or
measured by the excess of such Fair Market Value over a specified minimum, which
may but need not include a Dividend Equivalent.



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         6.10 OTHER STOCK-BASED BENEFITS. The Administrator is authorized to
grant Other Stock-Based Benefits. Other Stock-Based Benefits are any
arrangements granted under this Plan not otherwise described above that: (a) by
their terms might involve the issuance or sale of Common Stock or other
securities of the Company; or (b) involve a benefit that is measured, as a whole
or in part, by the value, appreciation, dividend yield or other features
attributable to a specified number of shares of Common Stock or other securities
of the Company.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                                CHANGE IN CONTROL

         7.1 PROVISION FOR AWARDS UPON CHANGE IN CONTROL. As of the effective
time and date of any Change in Control, this Plan and any then outstanding
Awards (whether or not vested) will automatically terminate unless: (a)
provision is made in writing in connection with such transaction for the
continuance of this Plan and for the assumption of such Awards, or for the
substitution for such Awards of new awards covering the securities of a
successor entity or an affiliate thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the
number and kind of securities and exercise prices or other measurement criteria,
in which event this Plan and such outstanding Awards will continue or be
replaced, as the case may be, in the manner and under the terms so provided; or
(b) the Board otherwise provides in writing for such adjustments as it deems
appropriate in the terms and conditions of the then-outstanding Awards (whether
or not vested), including, without limitation, (i) accelerating the vesting of
outstanding Awards, and/or (ii) providing for the cancellation of Awards and
their automatic conversion into the right to receive the securities, cash or
other consideration that a holder of the shares underlying such Awards would
have been entitled to receive upon consummation of such Change in Control had
such shares been issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective date
and time of the Change in Control (net of the appropriate option exercise
prices). If, pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.1, this Plan
and the Awards terminate by reason of the occurrence of a Change in Control
without provision for any of the action(s) described in clause (a) or (b)
hereof, then subject to Section 5.11 and Section 6.1(e), any Recipient holding
outstanding Awards will have the right, at such time prior to the consummation
of the Change in Control as the Board designates, to exercise or receive the
full benefit of the Recipient's Awards to the full extent not theretofore
exercised, including any installments which have not yet become vested.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                                   DEFINITIONS

         Capitalized terms used in this Plan and not otherwise defined have the
meanings set forth below:

         "ADMINISTRATOR" means the Board as long as no Committee has been
appointed and is in effect and also means the Committee to the extent that the
Board has delegated authority thereto.

         "AFFILIATED ENTITY" means any Parent Corporation of the Company or
Subsidiary Corporation of the Company or any other entity controlling,
controlled by, or under common stock with the Company.

         "APPLICABLE DIVIDEND PERIOD" means (i) the period between the date a
Dividend Equivalent is granted and the date the related Stock Option, Stock
Appreciation Right, or other Award is exercised, terminates, or is converted to
Common Stock, or (ii) such other time as the Administrator may specify in the
written instrument evidencing the grant of the Dividend Equivalent.

         "AWARD" means any Stock Option, Performance Award, Restricted Stock,
Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Payment, Stock Bonus, Stock Sale, Phantom Stock,
Dividend Equivalent, or other Stock-Based Benefit granted or sold to an Eligible
Person under this Plan.

         "AWARD DOCUMENT" means the agreement or confirming memorandum setting
forth the terms and conditions of an Award.

         "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

         "CALIFORNIA COMMISSIONER" means the Commissioner of Corporations of the
State of California.


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         "CALIFORNIA REGULATED PLAN" means this Plan at any time that Awards and
securities underlying Awards are California Regulated Securities and (i) the
issuance of Awards and securities underlying Awards is not exempt from
qualification under the California Securities Law, and the issuance of
securities under the Plan is the subject of a qualification permit issued by the
California Commissioner, or (ii) the Company relies upon any exemption imposing
comparable requirements to those provided by Section 25102(o) of the California
Securities Law to exempt the issuance of securities under this Plan from
qualification under the California Securities Law.

         "CALIFORNIA REGULATED SECURITIES" means Awards and securities
underlying Awards that are subject to the California Securities Law or the
California Securities Rules.

         "CALIFORNIA SECURITIES LAW" means the California Corporate Securities
Law of 1968, as amended.

         "CALIFORNIA SECURITIES RULES" means the Rules of the California
Commissioner adopted under the California Securities Law.

         "CHANGE IN CONTROL" means the following and shall be deemed to occur if
any of the following events occurs:

             (i) Any Person becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of
         Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 50% or more of either
         the then outstanding shares of Common Stock or the combined voting
         power of the Company's then outstanding securities entitled to vote
         generally in the election of directors; or

             (ii) At any time that the Company is an Exchange Act Registered
         Company, Individuals who, as of the effective date hereof, constitute
         the Board (the "INCUMBENT BOARD") cease for any reason to constitute at
         least a majority of the Board, provided that any individual who becomes
         a director after the effective date hereof whose election, or
         nomination for election by the Company's shareholders, is approved by a
         vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the
         Incumbent Board shall be considered to be a member of the Incumbent
         Board unless that individual was nominated or elected by any person,
         entity or group (as defined above) having the power to exercise,
         through beneficial ownership, voting agreement and/or proxy, twenty
         percent (20%) or more of either the outstanding shares of Common Stock
         or the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding voting
         securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, in
         which case that individual shall not be considered to be a member of
         the Incumbent Board unless such individual's election or nomination for
         election by the Company's shareholders is approved by a vote of at
         least two-thirds of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board;
         or

             (iii) Consummation by the Company of the sale or other disposition
         by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's assets or a
         Reorganization of the Company with any other person, corporation or
         other entity, other than:

                  (A) a Reorganization that would result in the voting
             securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto
             (or, in the case of a Reorganization that is preceded or
             accomplished by an acquisition or series of related acquisitions by
             any Person, by tender or exchange offer or otherwise, of voting
             securities representing 5% or more of the combined voting power of
             all securities of the Company, immediately prior to such
             acquisition or the first acquisition in such series of
             acquisitions) continuing to represent, either by remaining
             outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of another
             entity, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting
             securities of the Company or such other entity outstanding
             immediately after such Reorganization (or series of related
             transactions involving such a Reorganization), or

                  (B) a Reorganization effected to implement a recapitalization
             or reincorporation of the Company (or similar transaction) that
             does not result in a material change in beneficial ownership of the
             voting securities of the Company or its successor; or

             (iv) Approval by the stockholders of the Company or an order by a
         court of competent jurisdiction of a plan of liquidation of the
         Company.


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         "COMMITTEE" means any committee appointed by the Board to administer
this Plan pursuant to Section 4.1.

         "COMMON STOCK" means the common stock of the Company, as constituted on
the Effective Date, and as thereafter adjusted under Section 3.4.

         "COMPANY" means I-Flow Corporation, a California corporation.

         "DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT" means a right granted by the Company under
Section 6.6 to a holder of a Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right or other
Award denominated in shares of Common Stock to receive from the Company during
the Applicable Dividend Period payments equivalent to the amount of dividends
payable to holders of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Stock
Option, Stock Appreciation Right, or other Award.

         "EFFECTIVE DATE" means May 17, 2001, which is the date this Plan was
approved by the Company's stockholders.

         "ELIGIBLE PERSON" includes directors, officers, employees, consultants
and advisors of the Company or of any Affiliated Entity; provided, however, that
such consultants and advisors render bona fide services to the Company or any
Affiliated Entity that are not in connection with capital-raising; and provided
further, that Non-Employee Directors are not Eligible Persons.

         "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

         "EXCHANGE ACT REGISTERED COMPANY" means that the Company has any class
of any equity security registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

         "EXPIRATION DATE" means the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective
Date.

         "FAIR MARKET VALUE" of a share of the Common Stock as of a particular
date means: (i) if the stock is listed on an established stock exchange or
exchanges (including for this purpose, the Nasdaq National Market), the
arithmetic mean of the highest and lowest sale prices of the stock for such
trading day on the primary exchange upon which the stock trades, as measured by
volume, as published in The Wall Street Journal, or, if no sale price was quoted
for such date, then as of the next preceding date on which such a sale price was
quoted; or (ii) if the stock is not then listed on an exchange or the Nasdaq
National Market, the average of the closing bid and asked prices per share for
the stock in the over-the-counter market on such date (in the case of (i) or
(ii), subject to adjustment as and if necessary and appropriate to set an
exercise price not less than 100% of the fair market value of the stock on the
date an Award is granted); or (iii) if the stock is not then listed on an
exchange or quoted in the over-the-counter market, an amount determined in good
faith by the Administrator; provided, however, that (A) when appropriate, the
Administrator in determining Fair Market Value of capital stock of the Company
shall consider such factors as may be required by the California Securities Law
and the California Securities Rules while this Plan is a California Regulated
Plan, and may take into account such other factors as it may deem appropriate
under the circumstances, and (B) if the stock is traded on the Nasdaq SmallCap
Market and both sales prices and bid and asked prices are quoted or available,
the Administrator may elect to determine Fair Market Value under either clause
(i) or (ii) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fair Market Value of
capital stock for purposes of grants of Incentive Stock Options must be
determined in compliance with applicable provisions of the IRC. The Fair Market
Value of rights or property other than capital stock of the Company means the
fair market value thereof as determined by the Administrator on the basis of
such factors as it may deem appropriate.

         "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" means a Stock Option that qualifies as an
incentive stock option under Section 422 of the IRC.

         "IRC" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.


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         "JUST CAUSE DISMISSAL" means a termination of a Recipient's employment
for any of the following reasons: (i) the Recipient violates any reasonable rule
or regulation of the Board, the Company's Chief Executive Officer or the
Recipient's superiors that results in damage to the Company or any Affiliated
Entity or which, after written notice to do so, the Recipient fails to correct
within a reasonable time not exceeding 15 days; (ii) any willful misconduct or
gross negligence by the Recipient in the responsibilities assigned to the
Recipient; (iii) any willful failure to perform the Recipient's job as required
to meet the objectives of the Company or any Affiliated Entity; (iv) any
wrongful conduct of a Recipient which has an adverse impact on the Company or
any Affiliated Entity or which constitutes a misappropriation of assets of the
Company or any Affiliated Entity; (v) the Recipient's performing services for
any other person or entity which competes with the Company or any Affiliated
Entity while the Recipient is employed by the Company or any Affiliated Entity,
without the written approval of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company; or
(vi) any other conduct that the Administrator reasonably determines constitutes
Just Cause for Dismissal; provided, however, that if a Recipient is party to an
employment agreement with the Company or any Affiliated Entity providing for
just cause dismissal (or termination for cause or some comparable concept) of
Recipient from Recipient's employment with the Company or any Affiliated Entity,
"Just Cause Dismissal" for purposes of this Plan will have the same meaning as
ascribed thereto or to such comparable concept in such employment agreement.

         "NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR" means any director of the Company who qualifies
as a "Non-Employee Director" under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act.

         "NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION" means a Stock Option that is not an
Incentive Stock Option.

         "OTHER STOCK-BASED BENEFITS" means an Award granted under Section 6.10.

         "OUTSIDE DIRECTOR" means an "outside director" as defined in the
regulations adopted under Section 162(m) of the IRC.

         "PARENT CORPORATION" means any Parent Corporation as defined in Section
424(e) of the IRC.

         "PERFORMANCE AWARD" means an Award under Section 6.2, payable in cash,
Common Stock or a combination thereof, that vests and becomes payable over a
period of time upon attainment of preestablished, objective performance goals
established in connection with the grant of the Award. For this purpose a
preestablished, objective performance goal may include one or more of the
following performance criteria: (a) cash flow, (b) earnings per share (including
earning before interest, taxes, and amortization), (c) return on equity, (d)
total stockholder return, (e) return on capital, (f) return on assets or net
assets, (g) income or net income, (h) operating income or net operating income,
(i) operating margin, (j) return on operating revenue, and (k) any other similar
performance criteria.

         "PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION" means performance-based compensation
as described in Section 162(m) of the IRC and regulations issued thereunder. If
the amount of compensation an Eligible Person will receive under an Award is not
based solely on an increase in the value of shares of Common Stock after the
date of grant or award, the Committee, in order to qualify an Award as
performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the IRC, can condition
the grant, award, vesting, or exercisability of such an Award on the attainment
of preestablished, objective performance goals established in connection with
the grant of the Award, including, but not limited to, those preestablished,
objective performance goals described in the definition of "Performance Award"
above.

         "PERMANENT DISABILITY" means that the Recipient becomes physically or
mentally incapacitated or disabled so that the Recipient is unable to perform
substantially the same services as the Recipient performed prior to incurring
such incapacity or disability (the Company, at its option and expense, being
entitled to retain a physician to confirm the existence of such incapacity or
disability, and the determination of such physician to be binding upon the
Company and the Recipient), and such incapacity or disability continues for a
period of three (3) consecutive months or six (6) months in any 12-month period
or such other period(s) as may be determined by the Administrator with respect
to any Award, provided that for purposes of determining the period during which
an Incentive Stock Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 6.1(e), Permanent
Disability shall mean "permanent and total disability" as defined in Section
22(e) of the IRC.


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         "PERSON" means any person, entity or group, within the meaning of
Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding (i) the Company and
its subsidiaries, (ii) any employee stock ownership or other employee benefit
plan maintained by the Company and (iii) an underwriter or underwriting
syndicate that has acquired the Company's securities solely in connection with a
public offering thereof.

         "PHANTOM STOCK" means an Award granted under Section 6.9.

         "PLAN" means this 2001 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company.

         "PLAN TERM" means the period during which this Plan remains in effect
(commencing the Effective Date and ending on the Expiration Date).

         "PURCHASE PRICE" means the purchase price (if any) to be paid by a
Recipient for Restricted Stock as determined by the Administrator (which price
shall be at least equal to the minimum price required under applicable laws and
regulations for the issuance of Common Stock which is nontransferable and
subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture until specific conditions are met).

         "RECIPIENT" means a person who has received an Award.

         "REORGANIZATION" means any merger, consolidation or other
reorganization.

         "RESTRICTED STOCK" means Common Stock that is the subject of an Award
made under Section 6.3 and that is nontransferable and subject to a substantial
risk of forfeiture until specific conditions are met, as set forth in this Plan
and in any statement evidencing the grant of such Award.

         "RETIREMENT" of a Recipient means the Recipient's resignation from the
Company or any Affiliated Entity after reaching age 60 and at least five years
of full-time employment by the Company or any Affiliated Entity without any
circumstances that would justify a Just Cause Dismissal of the Recipient.

         "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

         "SIGNIFICANT STOCKHOLDER" is an individual who, at the time a Stock
Option or other Award is granted to such individual under this Plan, owns stock
possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company or of any Parent Corporation or Subsidiary
Corporation (after application of the attribution rules set forth in Section
424(d) of the IRC).

         "STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT" or "SAR" means a right granted under Section
6.4 to receive a payment that is measured with reference to the amount by which
the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock
appreciates from a specified date, such as the date of grant of the SAR, to the
date of exercise.

         "STOCK BONUS" means an issuance or delivery of unrestricted or
restricted shares of Common Stock under Section 6.7 as a bonus for services
rendered or for any other valid consideration under applicable law.

         "STOCK PAYMENT" means a payment in shares of the Company's Common Stock
under Section 6.5 to replace all or any portion of the compensation or other
payment (other than base salary) that would otherwise become payable to the
Recipient in cash.

         "STOCK OPTION" means a right to purchase stock of the Company granted
under Section 6.1 of this Plan.

         "STOCK SALE" means a sale of Common Stock to an Eligible Person under
Section 6.8.

         "SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION" means any Subsidiary Corporation as defined in
Section 424(f) of the IRC.


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                                  EXHIBIT A TO
                               I-FLOW CORPORATION
                           2001 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

                           FORM OF NOTICE OF EXERCISE

I-Flow Corporation
20202 Windrow Drive
Lake Forest, California 92630

         RE: NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION [INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION]

         Notice is hereby given that I elect to purchase the number of shares
("SHARES") set forth below pursuant to the stock option referenced below at the
exercise price applicable thereto:

                  Option Grant Date:                 _______________

                  Total Number of Shares
                  Underlying Original Option:        _______________

                  Number of Shares for
                  which Option has been
                  Previously Exercised:              _______________

                  Exercise Price Per Share:          _______________

                  Number of Shares Being
                  Acquired With This Exercise:       _______________

         A check in the amount of the aggregate price of the shares being
purchased [and applicable withholding taxes] is attached.

         [I understand that the exemption from taxable income at the time of
exercise is dependent upon my holding such stock for a period of at least one
year from the date of exercise and two years from the date of grant of the
Option.]

         I agree to provide to the Company such additional documents or
information as may be required pursuant to the Company's 2001 Equity Incentive
Plan.

                                                --------------------------------
                                                (Signature)

                                                --------------------------------
                                                (Printed Name of Optionee)




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                FORM OF STOCK OPTION AWARD CONFIRMING MEMORANDUM



    I-FLOW CORPORATION       Optionee:
                             Option Grant Date:
                             Number of Shares:
                             Exercise Price Per Share:
                             Type of Option (Incentive/Nonqualified):
    STOCK OPTION AWARD       Plan: 2001 Equity Incentive Plan (the "PLAN")
    CONFIRMING MEMORANDUM

Congratulations! I-Flow Corporation, a California corporation (the "COMPANY"),
has elected to grant to you, the Optionee named above, an option to purchase
shares of the Company's Common Stock on the terms and conditions set forth
below. Terms not otherwise defined in this Confirming Memorandum will have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Plan identified above.

         1. GOVERNING PLAN. Optionee has received a copy of the Plan. This
Confirming Memorandum is subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of
the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. In the case of any
conflict between the provisions of the Plan and this Confirming Memorandum, the
provisions of the Plan will control.

         2. GRANT OF OPTION. Effective as of the Option Grant Date identified
above, the Company has granted to the Optionee a stock option (the "OPTION") to
purchase the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock identified above at
the Exercise Price Per Share identified above.

         3. VESTING AND EXERCISE OF OPTION. The Option will vest and become
exercisable cumulatively as follows:

               Number of Shares                     Vesting Date
               ----------------                     ------------

         -----------------------------      -----------------------------

         -----------------------------      -----------------------------

         -----------------------------      -----------------------------

         -----------------------------      -----------------------------

         -----------------------------      -----------------------------

         4. NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT. This Confirming Memorandum does
not confer upon Optionee any right to continue as an employee of the Company or
an Affiliated Company, nor does it limit in any way the right of the Company or
an Affiliated Entity to terminate Optionee's services to the Company or the
Affiliated Entity at any time, with or without cause. Unless otherwise set forth
in a written Confirming Memorandum binding upon the Company or the Affiliated
Entity, Optionee's employment by the Company or an Affiliated Entity is "at
will."

         5. RESTRICTIONS ON OPTION GRANT. This Confirming Memorandum, the Option
and shares are subject to the Plan. SALE, TRANSFER OR HYPOTHECATION OF THE
OPTION REFERRED TO HEREIN AND SHARES ISSUABLE UNDER SUCH OPTION ARE RESTRICTED
BY THE PLAN, ADDITIONAL COPIES OF WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE
OFFICES OF THE COMPANY.

         6. TERMINATION. The unexercised portion of the Option (whether or not
vested) automatically expires and become unexercisable under certain
circumstances as set forth in the Plan. In addition, the Board of Directors or
Committee administering the Plan reserves the right to accelerate the vesting
schedule under certain circumstances (in which case, the Board of Directors or
Committee may impose whatever conditions it considers appropriate on the
accelerated portion).


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         7. GOVERNING LAW. This Stock Option Grant and the Option will be
governed by, interpreted under, and construed and enforced in accordance with
the internal laws, and not the laws pertaining to conflicts or choice of laws,
of the State of Delaware.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Stock Option Award
Confirming Memorandum effective as of the Option Grant Date.


                                                I-FLOW CORPORATION,
                                                a California corporation



                                                By:
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                Name:
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                Its:
                                                     ---------------------------



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                               I-FLOW CORPORATION
                           2001 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

                         FORM OF STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

         This Stock Option Agreement ("AGREEMENT") is made effective as of the
Option Grant Date set forth below, by and between I-Flow Corporation, a
California corporation ("COMPANY"), and _________________________ ("Optionee").
Terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed
to them in the I-Flow Corporation 2001 Equity Incentive Plan ("PLAN"). The
parties agree as follows:

         1. GOVERNING PLAN. Optionee has received a copy of the Plan. This
Agreement is subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of the Plan,
which are incorporated herein by reference. In the case of any conflict between
the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan will
control.

         2. GRANT OF OPTION. The Company hereby grants to Optionee as of the
Option Grant Date identified below, a stock option (the "OPTION") to purchase
the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock identified below at the
exercise price per share identified below upon the following terms and
conditions:

         Option Grant Date:
                                                 -------------------------------
         Type of Option (Incentive/Nonqualified):
                                                 -------------------------------
         Maximum Number of Shares of Common Stock
         Issuable Upon Exercise of the Option:
                                                 -------------------------------
         Exercise Price Per Share:               $                     per share
                                                 ----------------------

         Expiration Date:
                                                 -------------------------------

         3. VESTING AND EXERCISE OF OPTION. The Option will vest and become
exercisable cumulatively as follows:

               Number of Shares                     Vesting Date
               ----------------                     ------------

         -----------------------------      -----------------------------

         -----------------------------      -----------------------------

         -----------------------------      -----------------------------

         -----------------------------      -----------------------------

         -----------------------------      -----------------------------

         4. NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT. This Agreement does not confer
upon Optionee any right to continue as an employee of the Company or an
Affiliated Company, nor does it limit in any way the right of the Company or an
Affiliated Entity to terminate Optionee's services to the Company or the
Affiliated Entity at any time, with or without cause. Unless otherwise set forth
in a written agreement binding upon the Company or the Affiliated Entity,
Optionee's employment by the Company or an Affiliated Entity is "at will."

         5. RESTRICTIONS ON OPTION GRANT. This Confirming Memorandum, the Option
and shares are subject to the Plan. SALE, TRANSFER OR HYPOTHECATION OF THE
OPTION REFERRED TO HEREIN AND SHARES ISSUABLE UNDER SUCH OPTION ARE RESTRICTED
BY THE PLAN, ADDITIONAL COPIES OF WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE
OFFICES OF THE COMPANY.



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         6. TERMINATION. The unexercised portion of the Option (whether or not
vested) automatically expires and become unexercisable under certain
circumstances as set forth in the Plan. In addition, the Board of Directors or
Committee administering the Plan reserves the right to accelerate the vesting
schedule under certain circumstances (in which case, the Board of Directors or
Committee may impose whatever conditions it considers appropriate on the
accelerated portion).

         7. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, interpreted
under, and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws, and not
the laws pertaining to conflicts or choice of laws, of the State of Delaware
applicable to agreements made or to be performed wholly within the State of
Delaware.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Optionee have executed this
Agreement effective as of the Option Grant Date.


The Company:                               Optionee:


By:                                        By:
   -----------------------------------        ----------------------------------
Name:                                                    (Signature)
     ---------------------------------
Title:
       -------------------------------        ----------------------------------
                                                   (Printed Name and Title)



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                               I-FLOW CORPORATION
                         FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT

         I-Flow Corporation, a California corporation ("COMPANY"), has elected
to grant to ____________________ ("GRANTEE") an award of restricted stock on the
terms and conditions set forth below:

         1. GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. The Company hereby grants to Grantee
______________ _____________________ (________) shares of the Company's common
stock ("GRANTED STOCK"), subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set
forth below ("RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT"). As a condition to this grant, Grantee is
required to pay to the Company $__________ for each share of the Granted Stock
that Grantee acquires pursuant to this Restricted Stock Grant ("ACQUISITION
CONSIDERATION"). There is no requirement that Grantee acquire all or any portion
of the Granted Stock; provided, however, that Grantee may purchase no fewer than
One Hundred (100) shares at any one time unless Grantee purchases all remaining
shares of Granted Stock.

         2. RESTRICTIONS ON THE GRANTED STOCK. Any Granted Stock acquired by
Grantee will be subject to the following restrictions:

             (a) NO TRANSFER. The shares of Granted Stock may not be sold,
         assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of,
         alienated or encumbered until the restrictions set forth in Section
         2(b) are removed or expire as provided in Section 2(c), and any
         additional requirements or restrictions contained in this Restricted
         Stock Grant have been satisfied, terminated or expressly waived by the
         Company in writing.

             (b) RESTRICTIONS. In the event Grantee's service as an employee of
         the Company terminates for any reason, the Company will have the right,
         which must be exercised not later than ninety (90) days following such
         termination, to buy, for cash and at the price per share that Grantee
         paid to the Company, all shares of Granted Stock acquired hereunder
         that are, at the date of such termination, still subject to the vesting
         restrictions imposed under this Section 2.

             (c) REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS. The restrictions imposed under the
         foregoing provisions of this Section 2 will expire and be removed, and
         the shares of Granted Stock acquired by Grantee under this Restricted
         Stock Grant will vest, in accordance with the following rules:

                  (i) The restrictions imposed under Section 2(b) above will
             lapse and be removed at the rate of _______________ ("VESTING
             SCHEDULE").

                  (ii) In the event that Grantee's employment with the Company
             is terminated for any reason before Grantee is fully vested in the
             Granted Stock, the restrictions imposed under Section 2(b) will
             expire and be removed if the Company does not elect to repurchase
             the Granted Stock within ninety (90) days of such termination.

         3. VOTING AND OTHER RIGHTS. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
the foregoing, during the period prior to the lapse and removal of the
restrictions set forth in Section 2, except as otherwise provided herein,
Grantee will have all of the rights of a stockholder with respect to all of the
Granted Stock Grantee purchased, including without limitation the right to vote
such Granted Stock and the right to receive all dividends or other distributions
with respect to such Granted Stock. In connection with the payment of such
dividends or other distributions, the Company will be entitled to deduct any
taxes or other amounts required by any governmental authority to be withheld and
paid over to such authority for Grantee's account.



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         4. EXPIRATION OF RESTRICTIONS. As soon as practicable after the lapse
and removal of the restrictions applicable to all or any portion of the Granted
Stock as provided in Section 2, the Company will release the certificate(s)
representing such Granted Stock to Grantee, provided that (a) Grantee has paid
to the Company, by cash or check, the Acquisition Consideration and an amount
sufficient to satisfy any taxes or other amounts required by any governmental
authority to be withheld and paid over to such authority for Grantee's account,
or otherwise made arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the payment of
such amounts through withholding or otherwise, and (b) Grantee has, if requested
by the Company, made appropriate representations in a form satisfactory to the
Company that such Granted Stock will not be sold other than (i) pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of such Act; (ii)
in compliance with all applicable state securities laws and regulations; and
(iii) in compliance with all terms and conditions of the Plan.

         5. SECTION 83(B) ELECTION. Grantee will be entitled to make an election
pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, or comparable provisions
of any state tax law, to include in Grantee's gross income the amount by which
the fair market value (as of the date of acquisition) of the Granted Stock
Grantee acquired exceeds the Acquisition Consideration only if, prior to making
any such election, Grantee (i) notifies the Company of Grantee's intention to
make such election, by delivering to the Company a copy of the fully-executed
Section 83(b) Election Form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and (b) pay to the
Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any taxes or other amounts required by
any governmental authority to be withheld or paid over to such authority for
Grantee's account, or otherwise makes arrangements satisfactory to the Company
for the payment of such amounts through withholding or otherwise.

         6. MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR REORGANIZATION. In the event of a merger,
consolidation or other reorganization of the Company in which the Common Stock
of the Company is exchanged for cash, securities or other property ("EXCHANGE
CONSIDERATION"), Grantee will be entitled to receive a proportionate share the
Exchange Consideration in exchange for the Granted Stock Grantee acquired;
provided, however, that Grantee's share of the Exchange Consideration shall be
subject to the vesting restrictions imposed under Section 2, unless the Board of
Directors, in its discretion, accelerates the Vesting Schedule.

         7. NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT. This Restricted Stock Grant does
not confer upon Grantee any right to continue as an employee of the Company or
an Affiliated Entity, nor does it limit in any way the right of the Company or
an Affiliated Entity to terminate Grantee's services to the Company or the
Affiliated Entity at any time, with or without cause. Unless otherwise set forth
in a written agreement binding upon the Company or the Affiliated Entity,
Grantee's employment by the Company or an Affiliated Entity is "at will."

         8. NO ASSIGNMENT. Neither this Restricted Stock Grant nor any rights
granted herein are assignable by Grantee.

         9. GOVERNING LAW. This Restricted Stock Grant will be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

         10. GOVERNING PLAN. This Restricted Stock Grant is subject in all
respects to the applicable provisions of the Company's 2001 Equity Incentive
Plan ("PLAN"), which are incorporated herein by reference. In the case of any
conflict between the provisions of the Plan and this Restricted Stock Grant, the
provisions of the Plan shall control. Terms not otherwise defined in this
Restricted Stock Grant shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.


COMPANY                                     OPTIONEE

I-Flow Corporation,


By:                                         By:
   ----------------------------------           --------------------------------
             (Signature)                                 (Signature)

-------------------------------------           --------------------------------
         (Printed Name and Title)                   (Printed Name and Title)




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                                    EXHIBIT A
                            TO RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT

                ELECTION TO INCLUDE VALUE OF RESTRICTED PROPERTY
                       IN GROSS INCOME IN YEAR OF TRANSFER

                      INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 83(b)

         The undersigned hereby elects pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code with respect to the property described below, and supplies the
following information in accordance with the regulations promulgated thereunder:

1. NAME, ADDRESS AND TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF THE UNDERSIGNED:

   _______________________________________

   _______________________________________

   _______________________________________

   Taxpayer I.D. No.:_____________________

2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE ELECTION IS BEING MADE:

   ____________ shares of Common Stock of I-Flow Corporation, a California
   corporation (the "Company")

3. DATE ON WHICH PROPERTY WAS TRANSFERRED: ____________________________________

4. TAXABLE YEAR TO WHICH THIS ELECTION RELATES: _______________________________

5. NATURE OF THE RESTRICTIONS TO WHICH THE PROPERTY IS SUBJECT: _______________

   If the taxpayer's service as a ______________ of the Company terminates for
   any reason before the Common Stock vests, the Company will have the right to
   repurchase the Common Stock from the taxpayer at $_______ per share. The
   Common Stock vests according to the following schedule:

   _____________________________________________________________________________

   The Common Stock is non-transferable in the taxpayer's hands, by virtue of
   language to that effect stamped on the stock certificate.

6. FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE PROPERTY:

   The fair market value at the time of transfer (determined without regard to
   any restrictions other than restrictions that by their terms will never
   lapse) of the property with respect to which this election is being made is
   $_________ per share.

7. AMOUNT PAID FOR THE PROPERTY:

   The amount paid by the taxpayer for said property is $________ per share.

8. FURNISHING STATEMENT TO EMPLOYER:

   A copy of this statement has been furnished to _______________


Date:
       ----------------------------            ---------------------------------
                                               Signature

                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Printed Name


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