EXHIBIT 23.1









                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated
February 9, 2000, which appears on page 23 of the 1999 Annual Report to
Shareholders of Teleflex Incorporated, which is incorporated by reference in
Teleflex Incorporated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
26, 1999. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the
Financial Statement Schedule, which appears on page 11 of such Annual Report on
Form 10-K.




/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania