Exhibit 12.1

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

(in thousands, except ratios)

	Six Months Ended						Year Ended December 31,
Earnings:	July 1, 2012			June 26, 2011			2011			2010			2009			2008			2007
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees	$	(241,123	)	$	57,607		$	145,100		$	104,590		$	159,824		$	81,914		$	19,107
Amortization of capitalized interest		—			—			—			—			9			35			35
Distributed income of equity investees		—			—			—			—			—			310			134
Non-controlling interest income		(513	)		(481	)		(1,021	)		(861	)		(632	)		(441	)		(127	)
	$	(241,636	)	$	57,126		$	144,079		$	103,729		$	159,201		$	81,818		$	19,149
Fixed charges:
Interest expense	$	29,353		$	25,289		$	57,010		$	72,281		$	83,952		$	116,317		$	67,930
Amortization of debt expense		7,098			6,642			13,526			7,750			5,511			5,330			6,946
Interest factor in rents		4,047			4,816			9,977			10,477			11,624			12,134			13,393
Total fixed charges		40,498			36,747			80,513			90,508			101,087			133,781			88,269
Earnings and fixed charges	$	(201,138	)	$	93,873		$	224,592		$	194,237		$	260,288		$	215,599		$	107,418
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		(5.0	)		2.6			2.8			2.1			2.6			1.6			1.2