UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Sales, net	$ 10,489	$ 10,784	$ 31,719	$ 27,954
Cost of goods sold	4,012	4,266	12,433	11,466
Gross profit	6,477	6,518	19,286	16,487
Selling, general and administrative	2,376	2,842	7,226	7,172
Research and development	140	138	433	386
Total operating expense	2,517	2,979	7,660	7,558
Operating income	3,960	3,539	11,627	8,929
Other income (expense)	(111)	(265)	(411)	(561)
Income before provision for income taxes	3,849	3,274	11,215	8,368
Provision for income taxes	1,128	1,037	3,305	2,812
Net income	$ 2,721	$ 2,237	$ 7,910	$ 5,556
Earnings per common shares (basic)	$ 0.74	$ 0.62	$ 2.15	$ 1.53
Earnings per common share (diluted)	$ 0.73	$ 0.61	$ 2.13	$ 1.53
Shares outstanding (basic)	3,689	3,636	3,672	3,629
Shares outstanding (diluted)	3,726	3,644	3,706	3,642