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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.22

                        AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

      Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2000 (this
"Amendment"), by and between Datascope Corp., a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation"), and Lawrence Saper, as individual residing at 812 Park Avenue,
New York, New York (the "Executive").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

      WHEREAS, the Corporation and the Executive entered into an Employment
Agreement dated as of July 1, 1996 (the "Employment Agreement"); and

      WHEREAS, the Corporation and the Executive desire to amend the Employment
Agreement as set forth below.

      NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements
herein set forth, the parties do hereby agree as follows:

      1.    Amendment. Section 8(d) of the Employment Agreement is hereby
            amended and restated to read as follows:

            "(d) Termination by the Executive. The Executive may terminate his
            employment hereunder (i) for Good Reason, or (ii) if his health
            should become impaired such that his continued performance of his
            duties hereunder is hazardous to his physical or mental health or
            his life. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean
            (A) a change in control of the Corporation (as defined below), (B)
            any assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent with his
            present duties as Chief Executive Officer and President of the
            Corporation or a change in his present responsibilities without his
            express written consent, (C) any removal of the Executive
            without his consent from, or any failure to re-elect the Executive
            to, the office of President of the Corporation, except in connection
            with termination of the Executive's employment for Cause or as a
            result of his death or disability or by him other than for Good
            Reason, (D) a reduction in the Executive's Base Salary as in effect
            on the date of this Agreement or as the same may be increased from
            time to time, or a reduction in the Executive's other benefits or
            any other failure by the Corporation to comply with Section 5
            hereof, (E) failure by the Corporation to comply with Section 4
            hereof, or (F) failure of the Corporation to obtain from any
            successor the assumption of or the agreement to perform this
            Agreement (as contemplated in Section 10), or (G) any purported
            termination of the Executive's employment which is not effected
            pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of
            paragraph 8(e). For purposes of this Agreement, a "change in control
            of the Corporation" shall mean a change in control of a nature that
            would be required to be reported in a current report on Form 8-K, as
            in effect on the date of this Agreement, or pursuant to Section 13
            or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
            "Exchange Act"); including, without limitation, (i) the acquisition
            of beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
            Act), directly or indirectly, by any "person" (as such term is used
            in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the
            Corporation or the Executive or an entity directly or indirectly
            controlled by the Executive, of securities of the Corporation
            representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the
            Corporation's then outstanding securities unless the Executive and
            the Corporation's Board of Directors, within fifteen (15) business
            days after having been advised of such acquisition of beneficial
            ownership, adopts a resolution approving such acquisition, (ii) the
            Corporation shall have consummated the sale of all or substantially
            all of the assets of the Corporation, (iii) the stockholders of the
            Corporation approve a merger or consolidation of the Corporation
            with any other corporation (or other entity), other than a merger or
            consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the
            Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to
            represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted
            into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the
            voting power of the voting securities of the Corporation or such
            surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or
            consolidation, (iv) the stockholders of the Corporation approve a
            plan of complete liquidation of the Corporation, or (v) the
            following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority
            of the number of directors then serving: individuals who, on the
            date hereof, constitute the Board of Directors and any new director
            (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in
            connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including
            but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to the election
            of directors of the Corporation) whose appointment or election by
            the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the
            Corporation's stockholders was approved or recommended by a vote of
            at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who
            either were directors on the date hereof or whose appointment,
            election or nomination for election was previously so approved or
            recommended."

      2. Employment Agreement. Except as set forth in this Amendment, all other
terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement shall remain unchanged and in
full force and effect.

      3. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original
and all of which shall constitute the same instrument.

      4. Headings. The headings of the paragraphs herein are included solely for
convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of
any provision of this Amendment.


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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Amendment
to be executed on its behalf as of the date first above written.

                                        DATASCOPE CORP.


                                        By:_____________________________________
                                           Name:
                                           Title: ______________________________


                                        ________________________________________
                                        LAWRENCE SAPER


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