TELEFLEX INC - FORM 10-Q - EX-12.1 - EXHIBIT 12.1

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Exhibit 12.1

TELEFLEX, INC. COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(in thousands, except ratios)


	Three Months Ended						Year Ended December 31,
	March 27, 2011			March 28, 2010			2010			2009			2008			2007			2006
Earnings:
Income from continuing operations before taxes before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees	$	23,926		$	47,767		$	130,383		$	177,275		$	107,120		$	39,691		$	59,211
Amortization of capitalized interest		—			—			—			9			38			38			38
Distributed income of equity investees		—			—			—			—			310			134			255
Non-controlling interest loss (income)		(382	)		(286	)		(1,361	)		(1,157	)		(747	)		(459	)		277

	$	23,544		$	47,481		$	129,022		$	176,127		$	106,721		$	39,404		$	59,781


Fixed charges:
Interest expense	$	9,636		$	17,230		$	72,281		$	83,952		$	116,317		$	67,930		$	40,665
Amortization of debt expense		3,300			945			7,750			5,511			5,330			6,946			1,332
Interest factor in rents		2,547			2,619			10,477			11,624			12,134			13,393			12,950

Total fixed charges		15,483			20,794			90,508			101,087			133,781			88,269			54,947

Earnings and fixed charges	$	39,027		$	68,275		$	219,530		$	277,214		$	240,502		$	127,673		$	114,728


Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		2.5			3.3			2.4			2.7			1.8			1.4			2.1

TELEFLEX INC - FORM 10-Q - EX-12.1 - EXHIBIT 12.1 - April 26, 2011