Subsequent event	9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2013
Subsequent event	Note 18 — Subsequent event On October 29, 2013, the Company signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Vidacare Corporation, a global provider of intraosseous, or inside the bone, access devices. The transaction, which Teleflex intends to initially fund with borrowings under its revolving credit facility, is valued at $262.5 million, net of cash acquired. The acquisition will complement the vascular access product portfolio in the Company’s Critical Care division. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of certain regulatory approvals, and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Subsequent event

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2013

Note 18 — Subsequent event

On October 29, 2013, the Company signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Vidacare Corporation, a global provider of intraosseous, or inside the bone, access devices. The transaction, which Teleflex intends to initially fund with borrowings under its revolving credit facility, is valued at $262.5 million, net of cash acquired. The acquisition will complement the vascular access product portfolio in the Company’s Critical Care division. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of certain regulatory approvals, and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2013.