Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of Danaher Corporation of our reports dated February 22, 2013, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Danaher Corporation and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Danaher Corporation and subsidiaries, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Danaher Corporation and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2012.
Registration Statement on Form S-3
| Registration Number | Date Filed | |||
| 333-181214 | May 7, 2012 | |||
Registration Statements on Form S-8
| Name | Registration Number | Date Filed | ||
| Tektronix, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended; Tektronix, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended | 333-147546 | November 20, 2007 | ||
| Danaher Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated; Amended and Restated Danaher Corporation 1998 Stock Option Plan | 333-144572 | July 13, 2007 | ||
Amended and Restated Danaher Corporation 1998 Stock Option Plan Danaher Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated | 333-59269 333-159059 333-175223 | July 16, 1998 May 8, 2009 June 29, 2011 | ||
| Danaher Corporation and Subsidiaries Retirement and Savings Plan; Danaher Corporation and Subsidiaries Savings Plan | 333-107500 333-117678 333-159057 | July 31, 2003 July 27, 2004 May 8, 2009 | ||
| Danaher Corporation and Subsidiaries Amended and Restated Executive Deferred Incentive Program | 333-105198 333-159056 | May 13, 2003 May 8, 2009 | ||
| /s/ Ernst & Young LLP |
| McLean, Virginia |
| February 22, 2013 |