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(Print or Type Responses) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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1.    Name and address of Reporting Person* Santa Ines, Al	2.    Issuer Name and ticker or Trading Symbol Abaxis, Inc.    (ABAX)		6.    Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(Last)        (First)       (Middle) c/o:    Abaxis, Inc. 3240 Whipple Road      (Street)    Union City, California    94587      (City)        (State)       (Zip)	3.    IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)	4.    Statement for Month/Day/Year April 30, 2003 5.    If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)	Director            10% Owner       Officer (give title below)     X     Other (specify below)    CFO and VP of Finance 7.    Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line) X     Form filed by One Reporting Person       Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.    Title of Security   (Instr. 3)	2.    Transaction Date	2A. Deemed Transaction Date, if any	3.    Transac- tion Code   (Instr. 8)		4.    Securities Acquired (A)  or Disposed of (D)   (Instr.3, 4 and 5)			5.    Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported	6. Owner- ship Form: Direct	7.    Nature of Indirect Beneficial
	(Month/Day/Year)	(Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price	Transnaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	(D) or In- direct (I) (Instr. 4)	Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	04/30/03		P		2,000	A	$3.90	15,300	D

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly
*    If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.    Title of Derivative Security   (Instr. 3)

2.  Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3.    Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A.    Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4.    Transaction Code   (Instr. 8)

5.    Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)   (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6.    Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7.    Title and Amount of Underlying Securities   (Instr. 3 and 4)

8.    Price of Derivative Security   (Instr. 5)

9.    Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End 0f Month   (Instr. 4)

10.  Ownership Form of Derivative Security. Direct (D) or Indirect (I)   (Instr. 4)

11.    Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership   (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exer- cisable

Expira- tion Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff.(a)     /s/ Alberto Santa Ines    
        Alberto Santa Ines
**Signature of Reporting Person     April 30, 2003    
Date

©    H.J. Meyer Consulting September 1, 2002