EXHIBIT 21

                             ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.

                         SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT


St. Jude Medical, Inc. Wholly Owned Subsidiaries:
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o    Pacesetter, Inc. - Sylmar, California, Scottsdale, Arizona, and Maven,
     South Carolina (Delaware corporation) (doing business as St. Jude Medical
     Cardiac Rhythm Management Division)

o    St. Jude Medical S.C., Inc. - St. Paul, Minnesota (Minnesota corporation)

          -    Bio-Med Sales, Inc. (Pennsylvania corporation)

          -    HeartBeat Medical, Inc. (Utah corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical Europe, Inc. - St. Paul, Minnesota (Delaware corporation)

          -    Brussels, Belgium branch

o    St. Jude Medical Canada, Inc. - Mississauga, Ontario and St. Hyacinthe,
     Quebec (Ontario, Canada corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical (Shanghai) Ltd. - Shanghai, China (Chinese corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical (Hong Kong) Limited - Kowloon, Hong Kong (Hong Kong
     corporation)

          -    Shanghai and Beijing, China representative offices

          -    Korean and Taiwan branch offices

          -    Mumbai, New Delhi, Calcutta and Chennai, India branch offices

          -    Singapore representative office

o    St. Jude Medical, Inc., Cardiac Assist Division - St. Paul, Minnesota
     (Delaware corporation)
     (Assets of St. Jude Medical, Inc., Cardiac Assist Division sold to Bard
     1/19/96)

o    St. Jude Medical Australia Pty., Ltd. - Sydney Australia (Australian
     corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical Brasil, Ltda. - Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte, Brazil
     (Brazilian corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical, Daig Division, Inc.- Minnetonka, Minnesota (Minnesota
     corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical Colombia, Ltda. - Bogota, Colombia (Colombian corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical ATG, Inc. - Maple Grove, Minnesota (Minnesota corporation)

o    SJM International, Inc. - St. Paul, Minnesota (Delaware corporation)

          -    Tokyo, Japan branch






SJM International, Inc. Wholly Owned Legal Entities (Directly and Indirectly):
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o    St. Jude Medical Puerto Rico, Inc. - Caguas, Puerto Rico (Delaware
     corporation)

          -    St. Jude Medical Delaware Holding LLC (Delware corporation)
               (wholly owned subsidiary of St.Jude Medical Puerto Rico, Inc.)

o    St. Jude Medical Holland Finance C.V. (Netherlands limited partnership)
     (ownership of St. Jude Medical Holland Finance C.V. is shared by SJM
     International, Inc., St. Jude Medical Delaware Holding LLC, and the general
     partner, St. Jude Medical Puerto Rico, Inc.)

          -    St. Jude Medical Investments B.V. (Netherlands corporation
               headquartered in Luxembourg) (wholly owned subsidiary of St. Jude
               Medical Holland Finance C.V.)

               -    St. Jude Medical Nederland B.V. (Netherlands corporation)
                    (wholly owned subsidiary of St. Jude Medical Investments
                    B.V.)

                    -    Telectronics B.V. (Netherlands corporation) (wholly
                         owned subsidiary of St. Jude Medical Nederland B.V.)

          -    St. Jude Medical Enterprise AB (Swedish corporation headquartered
               in Luxembourg) (wholly owned subsidiary of St. Jude Medical
               Investments B.V.)

                    -    St. Jude Medical Puerto Rico B.V. (Netherlands
                         corporation) (wholly owned subsidiary of St. Jude
                         Medical Enterprise AB)

                         -    Puerto Rico branch of St. Jude Medical Puerto
                              Rico B.V.

                    -    St. Jude Medical Coordination Center (Belgium branch of
                         St. Jude Medical Enterprise AB)

                    -    St. Jude Medical AB (Swedish corporation) (wholly owned
                         subsidiary of St. Jude Medical Enterprise AB)

          -    St. Jude Medical Holdings B.V. (Netherlands corporation) (wholly
               owned subsidiary of St. Jude Medical Investments B.V.)

               -    Getz Bros. Co. Ltd. (Japanese corporation) (wholly owned
                    subsidiary of St. Jude Medical Holdings B.V.)

o    St. Jude Medical Sweden AB (Swedish corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical Danmark A/S (Danish corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical (Portugal) - Distribuicao de Produtos Medicos, Lda.
     (Portuguese corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical Export Ges.m.b.H. (Austrian corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical Medizintechnik Ges.m.b.H. (Austrian corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical Italia S.p.A. (Italian corporation)

o    N.V. St. Jude Medical Belgium, S.A. (Belgian corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical Espana, S.A. (Spanish corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical France S.A. (French corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical Finland O/y (Finnish corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical Sp.zo.o. (Polish corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical GmbH (German corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical Kft (Hungarian corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical UK Limited (United Kingdom corporation)

o    St. Jude Medical AG (Swiss corporation)