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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000901534-25-000009
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20251121
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251124
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251124

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Lampropoulos Fred P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000901534
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-18592
		FILM NUMBER:		251514457

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1600 W MERIT PARKWAY
		CITY:			SOUTH JORDAN
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84095

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LAMPROPOULOS FRED P
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930421

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000856982
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		EIN:				870447695
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			UT
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1600 WEST MERIT PARK WAY
		CITY:			SOUTH JORDAN
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84095
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8012531600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1600 WEST MERIT PARKWAY
		CITY:			SOUTH JORDAN
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84095
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        <footnote id="F1">Represents securities held by the spouse of the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned by his spouse.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The 401(k) number represents plan holdings as of 10/31/2025.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The price reported in Column 4 of Table 1 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $87.0000 to $87.6708, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to Merit Medical Systems, Inc., any security holder of Merit Medical Systems, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this Form 4.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Becomes exercisable in equal annual installments of 25% commencing 2/26/2021.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Becomes exercisable in equal annual installments of 25% commencing 3/19/2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Becomes exercisable in equal annual installments of 25% commencing 2/28/2024.</footnote>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12.067px; font-size:9.5pt" align="center"><b>POWER OF ATTORNEY</b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14px; font-size:11pt">The undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of Brian G. Lloyd, Raul Parra Jr. &nbsp;and Matthew C. Fleming, or either of them acting singly, and with full power of substitution, re-substitution and delegation, the undersigned<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rsquo;</font>s true and lawful attorneyinfact (each of such persons and their substitutes and delegees being referred to herein as the "Attorney-in-Fact"), with full power to act for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in the undersigned<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rsquo;</font>s capacity as an officer, director or stockholder of [name of issuer] (the <font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&ldquo;</font>Company<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rdquo;</font>), to:</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:24px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">1.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:16px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align="justify">Take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to enable the undersigned to submit and file forms, schedules and other documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&ldquo;</font>SEC<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rdquo;</font>) utilizing the SEC<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rsquo;</font>s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval (<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&ldquo;</font>EDGAR<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rdquo;</font>) system, which actions may include (a) enrolling the undersigned in EDGAR Next and (b) preparing, executing and submitting to the SEC a Form ID, amendments thereto, and such other documents and information as may be necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make filings and submissions utilizing the EDGAR system;</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:24px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">2.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:16px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align="justify">Prepare and execute any and all forms, schedules and other documents (including any amendments thereto) the undersigned is required to file with the SEC, or which the Attorney-in-Fact considers it advisable for the undersigned to file with the SEC, under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation thereunder, or under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 (<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&ldquo;</font>Rule 144<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rdquo;</font>), including Forms 3, 4 and 5, Schedules 13D and 13G, and Forms 144 (all such forms, schedules and other documents being referred to herein as <font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&ldquo;</font>SEC Filings<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rdquo;</font>);</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:24px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">3.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:16px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align="justify">Submit and file SEC Filings with the SEC utilizing the EDGAR system or cause them to be submitted and filed by a person appointed under <u>Section 5</u> below;</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:24px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">4.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:16px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align="justify">File, submit or otherwise deliver SEC Filings to any securities exchange on which the Company<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rsquo;</font>s securities may be listed or traded;</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:24px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">5.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:16px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align="justify">Act as an account administrator for the undersigned<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rsquo;</font>s EDGAR account, including: (i) appoint, remove and replace account administrators, account users, technical administrators and delegated entities; (ii) maintain the security of the undersigned<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rsquo;</font>s EDGAR account, including modification of access codes; (iii) maintain, modify and certify the accuracy of information on the undersigned<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rsquo;</font>s EDGAR account dashboard; (iv) act as the EDGAR point of contact with respect to the undersigned<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rsquo;</font>s EDGAR account; and (v) any other actions contemplated by Rule 10 of Regulation S-T with respect to account administrators; Cause the Company to accept a delegation of authority from any of the undersigned<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rsquo;</font>s EDGAR account administrators and, pursuant to that delegation, authorize the Company<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rsquo;</font>s EDGAR account administrators to appoint, remove, or replace users for the undersigned<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rsquo;</font>s EDGAR account; and</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:24px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">6.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:16px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align="justify">Obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's behalf, information regarding transactions in the Company's equity securities from any third party, including the Company and any brokers, dealers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such third party to release any such information to the Attorney-in-Fact.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14px; text-indent:61.067px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">The undersigned acknowledges that:</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:61.067px; width:85.067px; font-size:11pt; float:left">a)</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:16px; padding-left:85.067px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align="justify">This Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, the Attorney-in-Fact to act in his or her discretion on information provided to such Attorney-in-Fact without independent verification of such information;</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:16px; clear:left"><br><br></p>
<hr style="margin-bottom: 9.6px; padding-top: 9.6px;" noshade size="1"><p style="page-break-before:always;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:-4pt;font-size:4pt"></p><p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:61.067px; width:85.067px; font-size:11pt; float:left">b)</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:16px; padding-left:85.067px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Any documents prepared or executed by the Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in such form and will contain such information as the Attorney-in-Fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:61.067px; width:85.067px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">c)</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:16px; padding-left:85.067px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Neither the Company nor the Attorney-in-Fact assumes any liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirements of Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Rule 144, any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements, or any liability of the undersigned for disgorgement of profits under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:61.067px; width:85.067px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">d)</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:16px; padding-left:85.067px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">This Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14px; text-indent:61.067px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">The undersigned hereby grants to the Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite, necessary or advisable to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the Attorney-in-Fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by authority of this Power of Attorney.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14px; text-indent:61.067px; font-size:11pt">This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 4 or 5 or Schedules 13D or 13G or Forms 144 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the Attorney-in-Fact. This Power of Attorney revokes all previous powers of attorney with respect to the subject matter of this Power of Attorney.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14px; text-indent:61.067px; font-size:11pt">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of October 3, 2025.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14px; text-indent:244.267px; font-size:11pt">/s/ Fred P. Lampropoulos </p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14px; font-size:11pt" align="center">___________________________________</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14px; font-size:11pt" align="center">Signature</p>
<p style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align="center">Fred. P. Lampropoulos</p>
<p style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align="center">__________________________________</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:16px; font-size:11pt" align="center">Print Name</p>
<p style="margin:0px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><br><br></p>
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