Merit Medical
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Company plans to launch six new angioplasty and angiography accessories before the end of 1994, the company announces Sept. 19 at the Dain Bosworth Healthcare conference in Minneapolis. New products slated for introduction include: a line of Marquis stopcocks, the Merit Miser administration set, the Merit Mentor electric blood pressure and transducer calibration system, the Check Relief high pressure valve, the Monarch AP inflation device, and the Merit Friend, designed to enable easier sheath removal. The company also announces that it will be taking a $100,000 one- time charge during the fourth quarter of 1994 in connection with its move to a new facility in Salt Lake City, Utah
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