UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
July 26, 2004

Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Texas	0-10521	75-1646002
(State or Other	(Commission File	(IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of	Number)	Identification No.)
Incorporation)

6901 Preston Rd.
Plano, Texas 75024

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(972) 309-8000

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Press Release

 Press Release

Item 9. “Regulation FD Disclosure.” and Item 12. “Results of Operations and Financial Condition”

We are furnishing under this Form 8-K a press release issued on July 26, 2004, disclosing information regarding our results of operations and financial condition for the second quarter of 2004, and our financial outlook for 2004, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

This press release shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

     Dated: July 26, 2004

ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC.
By:	/s/ F. Robert Merrill III
	Name:	F. Robert Merrill III
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated July 26, 2004 (This press release shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act)