EXHIBIT 12

ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(amounts in thousands of dollars)

	Nine Months Ended October 1, 2011		FISCAL YEAR
			2010		2009		2008		2007		2006
EARNINGS
Earnings before income taxes	$	885,791	$	1,208,803	$	1,057,393	$	580,768	$	710,276	$	706,063
Plus fixed charges:
Interest expense (1)		51,747		67,372		45,603		72,554		72,258		48,461
Rent interest factor (2)		9,085		12,113		11,183		9,527		9,144		8,190
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES		60,832		79,485		56,786		82,081		81,402		56,651
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND FIXED CHARGES	$	946,623	$	1,288,288	$	1,114,179	$	662,849	$	791,678	$	762,714
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		15.6		16.2		19.6		8.1		9.7		13.5

(1)   Interest expense consists of interest on indebtedness and amortization of debt issuance costs.

(2)   Approximately one-third of rental expense is deemed representative of the interest factor.