SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM 10-Q/A

            (X)  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 29, 2002

                                       OR

            ( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                   FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ________ TO ________

                          COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-5353
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                              TELEFLEX INCORPORATED
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

             DELAWARE                               23-1147939
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      (STATE OF INCORPORATION)         (IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)


      630 WEST GERMANTOWN PIKE, SUITE 450
           PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA                              19462
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    (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE)               (ZIP CODE)


                                 (610) 834-6301
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                     (TELEPHONE NUMBER INCLUDING AREA CODE)

                                      NONE
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              (FORMER NAME, FORMER ADDRESS AND FORMER FISCAL YEAR,
                          IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                               Yes  X      No
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
Common Stock as of the latest practicable date.

            CLASS                              OUTSTANDING AT SEPTEMBER 29, 2002
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Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value                             39,360,053



                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

This amendment on Form 10-Q/A adds Item 4 to Part I of the Quarterly Report of
Teleflex Incorporated (the "Company") on Form 10-Q previously filed for the
quarter ended September 29, 2002. Together these two filings constitute the
Quarterly Report of the Company for the quarter ended September 29, 2002 and are
referred to herein as the "quarterly report."

ITEM 4   -   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of a date within 90 days prior to the date of the filing of this report, our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have reviewed and evaluated
the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, which included
inquiries made to certain other of our employees. Based on their evaluation, our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have each concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures are effective and sufficient to ensure that
we record, process, summarize, and report information required to be disclosed
by us in our periodic reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act within the
time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and
forms. Subsequent to the date of their evaluation, there have not been any
significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could
significantly affect these controls, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.


                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                       TELEFLEX INCORPORATED




                                       /s/ HAROLD L. ZUBER, JR.
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                                          Harold L. Zuber, Jr.
                                      Chief Financial Officer and
                                       Executive Vice President



                                       /s/ STEPHEN J. GAMBONE
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                                           Stephen J. Gambone
                                        Chief Accounting Officer
                                            and Controller



November 12, 2002