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)
          -    Pacesetter Associates II, Inc. (Ohio 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) Co., Ltd. - Shanghai, China (Chinese
     corporation)
          -    Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou representative offices
o    St. Jude Medical (Hong Kong) Limited - Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong
     corporation)
          -    Beijing, China representative office
          -    Korean and Taiwan branch offices
          -    Mumbai, New Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai and Bangalore, 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    St. Jude Medical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. - Bangkok, Thailand (Thailand
     corporation)
o    Epicor Medical, Inc. - Sunnyvale, California (Delaware corporation)
o    Irvine Biomedical, Inc. - Irvine, California (California corporation)
o    Frank Merger Corporation - (Delaware 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 (Delaware limited liability
               company) (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 Luxembourg S.a r.l. (Luxembourg corporation)
               (wholly owned subsidiary of St. Jude Medical Holland Finance
               C.V.)
               -    St. Jude Medical Investments B.V. (Netherlands corporation
                    headquartered in Luxembourg) (wholly owned subsidiary of St.
                    Jude Medical Luxembourg
               -    S.a r.l.)
                    -    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.S. (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)