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                                                                   Exhibit 10(J)

[TELEFLEX LOGO]                                          Telefax Incorporated
                                                         155 South Limerick Road
Clark D. Handy                                           Limerick, PA 19468 USA
Executive Vice President, Human Resources                Phone: 610-948-2865
                                                         Fax    610-948-1702

                                                         www.teleflex.com

   September 23, 2004

   Laurence G. Miller
   1001 Barberry Road
   Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

   Dear Larry:

   On behalf of Teleflex Incorporated, it is my pleasure to confirm our offer
   for the position of General Counsel, reporting to Jeff Black, President and
   CEO. The position will be based at our corporate headquarters in Limerick,
   Pennsylvania. The starting salary for this position is $320,000 annually.
   Your start date will be on November 1, 2004 or a date mutually agreed upon by
   you and Jeff Black.

   In addition to your salary, you will be considered for participation in the
   Profit Participation Plan with a target payout of 50% based on 100%
   performance to plan. This Plan is designed to provide a cash incentive award
   to eligible exempt employees who meet certain performance criteria. Any
   potential award would be based on your personal performance and the financial
   performance of the Corporation. Your guaranteed minimum Bonus Payout for
   calendar year 2005 will be $100,000. In subsequent years, you will be subject
   to the normal terms and conditions of the plan.

   Additionally, you will be eligible for participation in the Long Term
   Incentive Plan (LTIP). Details of this plan will be explained shortly after
   your start date.

   You will also be eligible for a stock option grant to purchase 25,000 shares
   of Teleflex Stock which will have a three year vesting period with the first
   one-third becoming exercisable one year from date of hire. You will be
   granted Restricted Stock in the amount of 1,800 shares which will have a two
   year cliff vest. Your Option grant and Restricted Stock is subject to
   approval at a future meeting of the Compensation Committee of the Teleflex
   Board of Directors after your date of employment. The Option Price will be
   the fair market value, as defined by the Plan, of the Company's Common Stock
   on the date the Option is granted. You may also be eligible for future grants
   based on your performance and the company's financial performance.

   We are proud of the benefits offered to our employees. Your insurance
   coverage will be effective on your start date. An overview of the benefits
   the Company offers to employees accompanies this offer. In addition to the
   standard life insurance benefit of 1.5 times base salary at no cost to you,
   we are pleased to offer you, as a key executive, an additional $500,000,00 of
   group life insurance with the premiums paid by the Company. The Long Term
   Disability and Short Term Disability benefits are also provided by the
   company at no cost to you. You will receive four weeks of paid vacation
   annually until such time as you are eligible for more under the vacation
   policy. Though we do not have employment agreements or a severance policy at
   the time of this offer, you will be offered nine months of salary, medical,
   dental, and car allowance benefits after 90 days notice in exchange for a
   signed release from you or if you are discharged for any reason other than
   for cause in exchange for a signed release from you. If we adopt employment
   agreements or a severance policy, you will be afforded the same benefits that
   others at your level receive under those policies or agreements. We

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   Laurence G. Miller
   September 23, 2004
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   will review all of the benefit plans and options with you in greater detail
   as part of your personal orientation program.

   As General Counsel, you are also eligible for a company car or car allowance
   of $1,000.00 per month as per the Teleflex Corporate automobile lease policy.

   This offer is contingent upon your satisfactory completion of a drug screen
   and background check. Before beginning work at Teleflex Corporate
   Headquarters, you will be required to sign an acknowledgement form
   stipulating compliance with the Teleflex Code of Ethics Program as well as a
   copy of the Teleflex Invention and Confidentiality Agreement covering
   patents, inventions, and the treatment of confidential information.

   Please sign and return one copy of this letter to me to confirm your
   acceptance of this offer. The signed letter should be sent to our corporate
   headquarters.

   If you have any questions regarding our offer or any of the enclosed
   materials, please do not hesitate to contact me at (610) 948-2865.

   Jeff Black and I would like to welcome you to Teleflex.

   Sincerely,

   /s/ Clark D. Handy
   Clark D. Handy
   Executive Vice President, Human Resources

   cc: Jeff Black
       Rene veilleux

   Accepted: /s/ Laurence G. Miller                  Date: 9-23-04