SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, March 16, 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, today announced that it will participate at Sidoti and Company’s 13th Annual New York Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum being held March 24-25, 2009 at the The Grand Hyatt in New York City.