EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT AND REPORT ON SCHEDULES


We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statement  Nos.
33-48227,  33-46964,  33-10509,  333-92053,  333-58112,  and  333-58162 of Merit
Medical  Systems,  Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated February 15, 2002 (March
27, 2002 as to the effects of the stock split  described in Note 15),  appearing
in this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  of  Merit  Medical  Systems,  Inc.  and
subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2001.

Our  audits  of  the  consolidated  financial  statements  referred  to  in  our
aforementioned  report also included the financial  statement  schedule of Merit
Medical  Systems,  Inc.  and  subsidiaries,  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
consolidated  financial  statements  taken as a whole,  presents  fairly  in all
material respects the information set forth therein.



By: /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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        DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Salt Lake City, Utah
March 28, 2002