EXHIBIT 99.1

                            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 quarterly  report of Merit  Medical  Systems,  Inc. (the
"Company"),  on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended  September  30,  2002,  Fred P.
Lampropoulos  hereby certifies,  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
his knowledge:

         1. The quarterly report fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         2. The information  contained in the quarterly  report fairly presents,
in all material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations of
the Company.

Date:  November 14, 2002.



                                             /s/ Fred P. Lampropoulos
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