Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Jeffrey P. Black, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Teleflex Incorporated;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
| Date: August 5, 2009 | /s/ Jeffrey P. Black | |
| Jeffrey P. Black Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President |