INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statement  Nos.
33-48227,  33-46964,  33-10509,  and 333-92053 of Merit Medical Systems, Inc. on
Form S-8 of our report dated February 23, 2001,  appearing in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K of Merit  Medical  Systems,  Inc.  for the year ended  December 31,
2000.

Our audits of the financial statements referred to in our aforementioned  report
also included the financial  statement schedule of Merit Medical Systems,  Inc.,
listed in Item 14. This financial  statement  schedule is the  responsibility of
the Company's  management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on
our audits. In our opinion,  such financial statement schedule,  when considered
in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,  presents fairly
in all material respects the information set forth therein.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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    DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Salt Lake City, Utah
March 29, 2001