CooperSurgical S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

Exhibit 12.1

THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(in thousands, except ratio amounts)

	Years Ended October 31,										Three Months Ended January 31,
	2006		2005		2004		2003		2002		2007		2006
Income before income taxes	$	73,337	$	108,457	$	112,489	$	90,487	$	65,169	$	6,789	$	20,123
Add:
Fixed charges		51,599		39,485		9,586		10,665		10,236		14,030		15,874
Adjusted Earnings	$	124,936	$	147,942	$	122,075	$	101,152	$	75,405	$	20,819	$	35,997
Fixed charges:
Interest expense	$	37,331	$	29,725	$	6,004	$	6,964	$	6,874	$	9,792	$	12,513
Capitalized interest		8,543		4,885		811		1,005		909		2,288		1,930
Estimated portion of rent expense representative of interest		5,725		4,875		2,771		2,696		2,453		1,950		1,431
Total fixed charges	$	51,599	$	39,485	$	9,586	$	10,665	$	10,236	$	14,030	$	15,874
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		2.4x		3.7x		12.7x		9.5x		7.4x		1.5x		2.3x