SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, April 3, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:MMSI), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology and radiology procedures, announced today that it has repurchased in a private transaction with a non-institutional private investor 344,084 shares of common stock of Merit Medical for an aggregate transaction price of $4,059,159 million, or $11.80 per share.