EXHIBIT 32.1


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 this quarterly report of Possis Medical, Inc. on Form 10-Q
for the period ended October 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof ("the Report"), I, Robert G. Dutcher, Chief
Executive Officer of Possis Medical, Inc., certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted 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 Possis
     Medical, Inc.




December 12, 2003                                       /s/
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                                                        Robert G. Dutcher
                                                        Chairman, President and
                                                        Chief Executive Officer


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