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 30, 2012			September 25, 2011			2011			2010			2009			2008			2007
Earnings:
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees	$	(209,435	)	$	100,653		$	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		(701	)		(770	)		(1,021	)		(861	)		(632	)		(441	)		(127	)
	$	(210,136	)	$	99,883		$	144,079		$	103,729		$	159,201		$	81,818		$	19,149
Fixed charges:
Interest expense	$	44,205		$	41,044		$	57,010		$	72,281		$	83,952		$	116,317		$	67,930
Amortization of debt expense		10,739			10,064			13,526			7,750			5,511			5,330			6,946
Interest factor in rents		5,743			7,403			9,977			10,477			11,624			12,134			13,393
Total fixed charges		60,687			58,511			80,513			90,508			101,087			133,781			88,269
Earnings and fixed charges	$	(149,449	)	$	158,394		$	224,592		$	194,237		$	260,288		$	215,599		$	107,418
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		(2.5	)		2.7			2.8			2.1			2.6			1.6			1.2