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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 4

                  STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

    Filed  pursuant to Section  16(a) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

[ ]  Check box if no longer  subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
     may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Lampropoulos                             Fred              P.
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     (Last) (First) (Middle) 1600 West Merit Parkway
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                                    (Street)
South Jordan                            UT              84095
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     (City) (State) (Zip)

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2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Merit Medical Systems, Inc. MMSI
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)

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4.   Statement for Month/Year April 29, 2003
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)


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6.   Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

     [X]  Director  [X] 10%  Owner  [X]  Officer  (give  title  below) [ ] Other
     (specify below)
                       President, Chief Executive Officer
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7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)

     [X] Form  filed by one  Reporting  Person [ ] Form  filed by more  than one
     Reporting Person

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           Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
                              or Beneficially Owned
                                                                                               


                                                                                     5.            6.
                                                       4.                            Amount of     Owner-
                                                       Securities Acquired (A) or    Securities    ship
                                                       Disposed of (D)               Beneficially  Form:         7.
                                        3.             (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)           Owned at End  Direct        Nature of
                       2.               Transaction                                 of Issuer's   (D) or        Indirect
1.                     Transaction      Code                   (A)                   Fiscal Year   Indirect      Beneficial
Title of Security      Date            (Instr. 8)      Amount   or   Price          (Instr. 3     (I)            Ownership
(Instr. 3)            (mm/dd/yy)       Code    V               (D)                   and 4)       (Instr.4)     (Instr. 4)
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COMMON STOCK
NO PAR VALUE           04/29/03         G              8,725    D                                   D
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COMMON STOCK
NO PAR VALUE
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COMMON STOCK
NO PAR VALUE                                                                        609,809
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COMMON STOCK                                                                                                    By 401(k)
NO PAR VALUE                                                                         29,656(1)                  Plan (1)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Represents  plan  holdings  as of  12/31/02  based  upon most  recent  plan
     statement timely distributed.

*    If the form is filed by more than one  Reporting  Person,  see  Instruction
     4(b)(v).

Reminder:  Report on a separate line for each class of  securities  beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.



/s/ Fred P. Lampropoulos                          April 30, 2003
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                                                     Date


**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
     Violations.

     See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this form,  one of which must be manually  signed. If
      space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.


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