EXHIBIT 23


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 2-98715, 33-34753, 33-53385, 333-77601,
333-38224, 333-41654, 333-59814, 333-101005 and 333-120245) of Teleflex
Incorporated of our report dated March 7, 2005 relating to the consolidated
financial statements, financial statement schedule, management's assessment of
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in
this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, PA
March 9, 2005