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PRESS RELEASE |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date:
Contact: Anne-Marie
Wright, Merit® Medical Systems, Director of Corporate Communications (801)
208-4167
David Tietjen, Merit Sensor Systems™, Sales
and Marketing
(408)
987-0567
MERIT
SENSOR SYSTEMS
ATTAINS
ISO 9001:2000 CERTIFICATION
SANTA CLARA, CA – Merit Sensor Systems, Inc., a leader in piezoresistive, micro-machined pressure sensor
solutions, announced certification to the latest ISO standard today.
“Merit Sensor Systems is pleased to announce our
certification upgrade to the ISO 9001:2000 standard,” said
Prior to ISO 9001:2000, Merit Sensor Systems was certified
to the ISO 9002:1994 standard. The new
standard contains new quality management system requirements,
including the addition of a customer satisfaction component.
“Our quality systems’ emphasis directly affects our processes, costs,
products and, ultimately, the customer experience,”
said David Tietjen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “The new standard accentuates a key focus…the
customer.”
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About Merit Sensor Systems, Inc.
Merit Sensor Systems, Inc. partners with
customers to design, fabricate, assemble and package reliable, cost-effective
pressure sensor solutions for automotive, medical, industrial, aviation,
defense and consumer applications. Merit
Sensor Systems is currently located in Santa Clara, California,
and is a subsidiary of Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (www.merit-sensor.com; 408-987-0560).
About Merit Medical Systems,
Inc.
Founded
in 1987, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture
and distribution of proprietary disposable medical products used in
interventional and diagnostic procedures, particularly in cardiology and
radiology. Merit serves client hospitals worldwide with a domestic and
international sales force totaling approximately 75 individuals. Merit employs
approximately 1,300 people worldwide, with manufacturing facilities in
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