Kelco Acquisition S-4/A Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions (amended)

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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 of our report dated February 17, 2004, except Notes 17 and 18 for which the date is August 25, 2004, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Medical Device Manufacturing, Inc., which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2005

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM