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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000893220-03-000376
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030324
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030324

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TELEFLEX INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000096943
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		IRS NUMBER:				231147939
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1227

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05353
		FILM NUMBER:		03613624

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		630 W GERMANTOWN PK STE 450
		STREET 2:		SUITE 450
		CITY:			PLYMOUTH MEETING
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19462
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2158346301

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		630 WEST GERMANTOWN PIKE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 450
		CITY:			PLYMOUTH MEETING
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19462
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                 --------------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): MARCH 24, 2003


                              TELEFLEX INCORPORATED
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



         DELAWARE                       1-5353                   23-1147939
(State of Incorporation)       (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer
                                                             Identification No.)


630 WEST GERMANTOWN PIKE, SUITE 450, PLYMOUTH MEETING, PENNSYLVANIA     19462
           (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)



                                 (610) 834-6301
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

         (c)      Exhibits

         99.1    Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer relating
                 to Form 10-K for period ending December 29, 2002

         99.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer relating to Form 10-K
                 for period ending December 29, 2002





ITEM 9.     REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

            Attached as exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 and hereby incorporated into
this Item 9 are the certifications of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                         TELEFLEX INCORPORATED




                                               /s/ STEVEN K. CHANCE
                                         ----------------------------------
                                             STEVEN K. CHANCE, ESQUIRE
                                          VICE-PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL
                                                   AND SECRETARY



DATE:  MARCH 24, 2003








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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.        Description
- -----------        -----------

99.1               Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer
                   relating to Form 10-K for period ending December 29, 2002

99.2               Certification of Chief Financial Officer relating to Form
                   10-K for period ending December 29, 2002






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<DESCRIPTION>CERTIFICATION OF PRESIDENT AND CEO
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                                                                  EXHIBIT 99.1



                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                      AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF
                         THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


         In connection with the Annual Report of Teleflex Incorporated (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending December 29, 2002, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Jeffrey P. Black, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial position and results of operations of the Company.



                                                    /s/ JEFFREY P. BLACK
                                                 ----------------------------
                                                       Jeffrey P. Black
                                                   (Chief Executive Officer &
                                                          President)


Date: March 24, 2003



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                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.2


                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                      AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF
                         THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



         In connection with the Annual Report of Teleflex Incorporated (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending December 29, 2002, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Harold L. Zuber, Jr., Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of
the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial position and results of operations of the Company.



                                                    /s/ HAROLD L. ZUBER, JR.
                                                   --------------------------
                                                       Harold L. Zuber, Jr.
                                                   (Chief Financial Officer &
                                                    Executive Vice President)




Date: March 24, 2003




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