Utah Medical Products (UTMD) 10-K 2010 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 17

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Utah Medical Products, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Kevin L. Cornwell, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge and belief:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

  /s/ Kevin L. Cornwell

Kevin L. Cornwell

Chief Executive Officer

March 3, 2011

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.