Merit Medical Systems Announces Earnings Release Date/Time and Conference Call Information...

Merit Medical Systems Announces Earnings Release Date/Time and Conference Call
Information for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2008

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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 the Company will release its financial
results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008, after the close of the
stock market on Thursday, April 24, 2008.
Merit will hold its investor conference call on the same day (Thursday,
April 24, 2008) at 5:00 p.m. Eastern (4:00 p.m. Central, 3:00 p.m. Mountain,
and 2:00 p.m. Pacific). The telephone numbers to call are (domestic)
866-250-2351; and (international) 303-205-0044.
A live webcast will also be available for the conference call at
www.merit.com and www.fulldisclosure.com. To listen to the live broadcast,
please enter the site 10-15 minutes prior to the call in order to download any
necessary media players. Just click on the Investors tab on Merit's home page.
The webcast will be archived on both sites. There is no other replay access to
the call.
ABOUT MERIT
Founded in 1987, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. is engaged in the
development, manufacture and distribution of proprietary disposable medical
devices used in interventional and diagnostic procedures, particularly in
cardiology and radiology. Merit serves client hospitals worldwide with a
domestic and international sales force totaling approximately 90 individuals.
Merit employs approximately 1,540 people worldwide, with facilities in Salt
Lake City and South Jordan, Utah; Angleton, Texas; Richmond, Virginia;
Maastricht and Venlo, The Netherlands; and Galway, Ireland.
Statements contained in this release, which are not purely historical, are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Act of 1995 and are subject to risks and uncertainties such as
those described in Merit's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007. Such risks and uncertainties include product recalls and
product liability claims; infringement of Merit's technology or the assertion
that Merit's technology infringes the rights of other parties; termination of
relationship with suppliers, or failure of suppliers to perform; inability to
successfully manage growth through acquisitions; delays in obtaining
regulatory approvals, or the failure to maintain such approvals; concentration
of Merit's revenues among a few products and procedures; development of new
products and technology that could render Merit's products obsolete, market
acceptance of new products, introduction of products in a timely fashion,
price and product competition, availability of labor and materials, cost
increases, and fluctuations in and obsolescence of inventory; volatility of
the market price of Merit's common stock; foreign currency fluctuations; key
personnel; work stoppage or transportation risks; modification or limitation
of governmental or private insurance reimbursement, changes in health care
markets related to health care reform initiatives; and other factors referred
to in Merit's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. All subsequent forward-looking statements
attributable to Merit or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified
in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Actual results may differ
materially from anticipated results. Financial estimates are subject to change
and are not intended to be relied upon as predictions of future operating
results, and Merit assumes no obligation to update or disclose revisions to
those estimates.
Contact: Anne-Marie Wright, Vice President of Corporate Communications
Phone: (801) 208-4167 e-mail: awright@merit.com
SOURCE Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

Anne-Marie Wright, Vice President of Corporate Communications of Merit Medical
Systems, Inc., +1-801-208-4167, awright@merit.com