EXHIBIT 32.1

                    Certification of Chief Executive Officer

         In  connection  with this Annual  report on Form 10-K of Merit  Medical
         Systems,  Inc.,  for the Year  ended  December  31,  2003,  I,  Fred P.
         Lampropoulos,  Chief Executive Officer of Merit Medical Systems,  Inc.,
         certify,  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  this  report   fairly
                        presents,  in  all  material  respects,   the  financial
                        condition  and results of  operations  of Merit  Medical
                        Systems, Inc


Date: March 10, 2004                       /s/Fred P. Lampropoulos
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                                           Fred P. Lampropoulos
                                           Chairman of the Board, President
                                           and Chief Executive Officer