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

                                     FORM 4/A

                  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*

    BEAN                   REX                               C.
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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 6, 2002
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5.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

     November 6, 2002
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6.   Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

     [X]  Director                                [ ]   10% Owner
     [ ]  Officer (give title below)              [ ]   Other (specify below)

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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 11/06/02 G(1) 60,000 D D No Par Value - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock No Par Value 11/06/02 G 100 D D - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock No Par Value 11/06/02 G 450 D D - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock No Par Value 133,693(3) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock Revocable No Par Value 70,000 I Trust(2) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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) On November 6, 2002, the reporting person contributed 60,000 shares of Merit Medical Systems, Inc. common stock to a charitable remainder trust of which the reporting person is NOT a trustee. The reporting person has an 8% annual interest in the charitable remainder trust and does not have investment or voting control over the shares held by the trust. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) On November 6, 2002, the reporting person transferred 70,000 shares of Merit Medical Systems, Inc. from the Bean Family Revocable Trust to the Rex C. Bean Trust. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) This amendment is being filed to correct an inadvertent mathematical error in the number of shares reported. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /s/ REX C. BEAN 02/13/03 - ----------------------------------- ----------- by Greg Barnett **Signature of Reporting Person Date Greg Barnett as Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated September 14, 2002, a manually signed copy of which is on file with the Commission and is incorporated herein by reference. ** 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