Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Announces Three-Part Deal With Vysera Biomedical Limited; Total Amount Paid by Merit to Vysera in License Fees and Equity Purchase Payments is Approximately $3.9M

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Oct. 27, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:MMSI), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology and gastroenterology procedures, announced today that the Company has completed a three-part deal with Vysera Biomedical Limited located in Galway, Ireland, which will give Merit access to certain intellectual property and know-how for valve technology, opportunities to commercialize certain biomaterial technology and equity ownership in Vysera.