UNITED STATES

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) January 8, 2009

TELEFLEX INCORPORATED

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware		1-5353		23-1147939
(State or Other Jurisdiction		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer
of Incorporation or Organization)				Identification No.)

155 South Limerick Road, Limerick, Pennsylvania		19468
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code		(610) 948-5100

(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

     On January 8, 2009, Teleflex Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release and held a conference call to discuss its earnings outlook for 2009. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report. A copy of the slide presentation referenced by the Company during the conference call, which was made available in advance of the call through the Company’s website, is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report.

     The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, shall not be considered “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into future filings by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, unless the Company expressly sets forth in such future filing that such information is to be considered “filed” or incorporated by reference therein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits.

	99.1		Press Release dated January 8, 2009
	99.2		Investor Conference Call Slide Presentation

SIGNATURES

     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 hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated January 8, 2009
99.2		Investor Conference Call Slide Presentation