POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Laurence G. Miller, James
J. Leyden, Daniel V. Logue or Sherrie L. Hedrick,
signing singly, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1)execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of
Teleflex Incorporated (the Company), Forms 3, 4, and 5
in accordance with Section 16(a)of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
(2)do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete
and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and
timely file such form with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority;and
(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of
such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as
such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-
in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-
in-fact full power and authority to do and perform
any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact,in serving in such capacity at
the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force
and effect until the undersigned is no longer required
to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 8th day
of February 2005.

WILLIAM R. COOK