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*

    STANGER                           KENT                 W.
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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

     November 5, 2002
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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                                [ ]   10% Owner
     [X]  Officer (give title below)              [ ]   Other (specify below)
                                                        Director of Sales
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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) =========================================================================================================================== Common Stock 11/05/02 G 607 D D No Par Value - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock No Par Value 11/05/02 G 2,000 D D - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock No Par Value 386,213 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock by 401(k) No Par Value N/A 26,078 I plan (1) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock Emp stock pur- No Par Value N/A 1,923 D chase Plan - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock By trust No Par Value N/A 2,906 I (deferred comp plan) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* 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. Explanation of Responses: (1) Represents plan holdings as of 10/28/02 /s/ KENT W. STANGER 11/06/02 - ----------------------------------- ----------- **Signature of Reporting Person 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. Page 2 of 2 Pages