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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM MERT MEDICAL
SYSTEMS,  INC.'S  CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEET AND INCOME  STATEMENT FOR THE NINE
MONTH  PERIOD  ENDING  SEPTEMBER  30, 1998 AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS ENTIRETY BY
REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                  MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
       
                     
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