U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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) October 8, 2004
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                      WILSON GREATBATCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



               Delaware                 1-16137                      16-1531026
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    (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
            incorporation)                                   Identification No.)



      9645 Wehrle Drive, Clarence, New York                          14031
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (716) 759-5600
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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               On October 8, 2004, Wilson Greatbatch Technologies, Inc (the
               "Company") entered into a first amendment to its Battery
               Supply Agreement ("Amendment") with Cardiac Pacemakers,
               Inc., d/b/a Guidant Corporation. The Amendment is effective
               as of August 16, 2004. Pursuant to the Amendment, the
               parties have revised paragraph V C. by adding QHR Frontier
               Cell Pricing to the original agreement, dated April 10,
               2003. All other terms of the original agreement remain
               unchanged.

               The Company intends to file a copy of the Amendment with its
               Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
               December 31, 2004.




                                   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:  October 14, 2004         WILSON GREATBATCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                          By: /s/ Lawrence P. Reinhold
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                                              Lawrence P. Reinhold
                                              Executive Vice President and
                                              Chief Financial Officer