TELEFLEX INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Dec 8, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TELEFLEX INC (TFX)
CIK: 0000096943
Period of Report: 2004-12-08

Reporting Person: SCHWARTZ JOAN W (Assoc.Gen'l Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-12-08	Common Stock	M	1000.	$35.75	Acquired	1000.	Direct
2004-12-08	Common Stock	M	1000.	$41.50	Acquired	2000.	Direct
2004-12-08	Common Stock	S	1900.	$50.57	Disposed	100.	Direct
2004-12-08	Common Stock	S	100.	$50.62	Disposed	0.	Direct
2004-12-08	Common Stock	P	49.7942	$0.00	Acquired	268.6523	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-12-08	Employee Stk Option	$41.50	M	1000.	Disposed	2011-10-29	Common Stock (1000.)	Direct
2004-12-08	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$35.75	M	1000.	Disposed	2013-03-07	Common Stock (1000.)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Total number of shares of Common Stock held by Reporting
Person indirectly by VIP Trustee is based on a plan
statement dated as of December 8, 2004.