Exhibit 12.1

TELEFLEX, INC. COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(in thousands, except ratios)

	Nine Months Ended						Year Ended December 31,
	September 25, 2011			September 26, 2010			2010			2009			2008			2007			2006
Earnings:
Income from continuing operations before taxes before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees	$	104,210		$	94,769		$	107,692		$	163,565		$	89,774		$	23,533		$	49,517
Amortization of capitalized interest		—			—			—			9			35			35			35
Distributed income of equity investees		—			—			—			—			310			134			255
Non-controlling interest loss (income)		(770	)		(657	)		(861	)		(632	)		(441	)		(127	)		486
	$	103,440		$	94,112		$	106,831		$	162,942		$	89,678		$	23,575		$	50,293
Fixed charges:
Interest expense	$	41,225		$	54,284		$	72,281		$	83,952		$	116,317		$	67,930		$	40,665
Amortization of debt expense		10,064			4,425			7,750			5,511			5,330			6,946			1,332
Interest factor in rents		7,403			7,858			10,477			11,624			12,134			13,393			12,950
Total fixed charges		58,692			66,567			90,508			101,087			133,781			88,269			54,947
Earnings and fixed charges	$	162,132		$	160,679		$	197,339		$	264,029		$	223,459		$	111,844		$	105,240
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		2.8			2.4			2.2			2.6			1.7			1.3			1.9