EXHIBIT 32.2

                    Certification of Chief Financial Officer


         In  connection  with this Annual  report on Form 10-K of Merit  Medical
         Systems,  Inc.,  for the Year  ended  December  31,  2003,  I,  Kent W.
         Stanger,  Chief  Financial  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/Kent W. Stanger
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                                                   Kent W. Stanger
                                                   Chief Financial Officer