EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Robert G. Dutcher, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Possis Medical,
Inc. (Possis Medical);
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
the period covered by this quarterly report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of Possis Medical as of, and for, the periods presented in
this quarterly report;
4. Possis Medical's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for Possis
Medical and we have:
a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under
our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to Possis Medical, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this
quarterly report is being prepared;
b. Evaluated the effectiveness of Possis Medical's disclosure
controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
by this report based on such evaluation; and
c. Disclosed in this report any change in Possis Medical's
internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during Possis Medical's most recent fiscal quarter (Possis
Medical's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual
report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, Possis Medical's internal
control over financial reporting; and
5. Possis Medical's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to Possis Medical's auditors and the audit committee of
Possis Medical's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent function):
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a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
design or operation of internal control over financial
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
Possis Medical's ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial information; and
b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in Possis
Medical's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 4, 2005 /s/ Robert G. Dutcher
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Robert G. Dutcher
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
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