St. Jude Medical (STJ) 10-Q 2015 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of St. Jude Medical, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 4, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Report), I, Donald J. Zurbay, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §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 condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ DONALD J. ZURBAY

Donald J. Zurbay

Vice President, Finance and

Chief Financial Officer

August 5, 2015