UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 21, 2019, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it had received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its WRAPSODY™ Endovascular Stent Graft System. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibit
The information in this filing (including the exhibit furnished herewith) is furnished pursuant to General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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99.1 | ||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | ||
Date: November 21, 2019 | By: | /s/ Brian G. Lloyd |
Brian G. Lloyd | ||
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary |
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