CERTIFICATION  PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C.  SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED  PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARABANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In  connection  with  the  Annual  Report  of  Possis  Medical,  Inc.  (the
("Company")  on Form 10-K for the year  ended July 31,  2002,  as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  I, Robert
G. Dutcher,  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:

     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 results of operations of the Company.






                        Robert G. Dutcher
                        Chief Executive Officer
                        October 28, 2002