Exhibit 32.2 to St. Jude Medical, Inc. Form 10-Q dated June 30, 2005

EX-32.2 6 sjm053313_ex32-2.htm Exhibit 32.2 to St. Jude Medical, Inc. Form 10-Q dated June 30, 2005

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of St. Jude Medical, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, John C. Heinmiller, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


	/s/ JOHN C. HEINMILLER

	John C. Heinmiller Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer August 4, 2005