SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Nov. 5, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NasdaqGS:MMSI - News), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology and radiology procedures, announced today that it entered into a non-binding term sheet with Micrus Endovascular Corporation (NasdaqGM:MEND - News) to purchase certain cardiac and peripheral catheter platform assets and technology from Micrus for $3 million.