Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Announces 16% Increase in Sales for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2010

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, April 29, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:MMSI), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable medical devices used in interventional and diagnostic procedures, particularly in cardiology, radiology and gastroenterology, today announced sales of $67.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, an increase of 16% over sales of $58.4 million for the first quarter of 2009.