EXHIBIT 99.2

                            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, Kent W.
Stanger  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/ Kent W. Stanger
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