UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Todd C. Schermerhorn
   C. R. Bard, Inc.
730 Central Avenue
   NJ, Murray Hill 07974
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   C. R. Bard, Inc. (BCR)

3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
   4/16/2003
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security|2.    |2A.   |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                    |Trans-|Exec- |Trans |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                    |action|ution |action|                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                    |      |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned Following  |Indir |                           |
                    |Date  | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  Reported Trans(s)|ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock        |      |      |    | |                  |   |           |7266.93 1          |D     |                           |
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Common Stock        |      |      |    | |                  |   |           |1009 2             |I     |401 (k) Plan               |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of   |2.Con-  |3.     |3A.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Derivative |version |Trans- |Deemed|Trans-| rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
  Security   |or Exer |action |      |action| rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
             |cise    |       |Execu-|      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
             |Price of|       |ution |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
             |Deriva- |       |      |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
             |tive    |       |      |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned Follow|ire|            |
             |Secu-   |(Month/|(Month|    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |ing Reported|ct |            |
             |rity    |Day/   |/Day/ |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Trans-      |(I)|            |
             |        |Year)  |Year) |    | |           |   |     |     |                    |       |action(s)   |   |            |
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Option (Right|$61.02  |4/16/ 2|      |A   | |100000     |A  |4    |4/16/|Common Stock|100000 |       |100000      |D  |            |
 to Buy) 3   |        |003    |      |    | |           |   |     |2013 |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes .930 shares held in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
2. Includes purchases of 30 shares from 12/31/02 to 3/31/03 under the Employees
Retirement Savings Plan.
3. Options granted under 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc.
Also granted in tandem with these options are Limited Stock Appreciation Rights
which can only be exercised upon a "change of Control" as defined in the Plan.
4. Under Option Plan no exercise within 12 mos. then exercisable in
installments:  25% after 12 mos., 50% after 24 mos., 75% after 36 mos., and
100% after 48 mos.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Todd C. Schermerhorn
Attorney-in-Fact