EXHIBIT 23





INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



     We consent to the  incorporation by reference in  Post-Effective  Amendment
No.  1 to  Registration  Statement  No.  33-5467  on  Form  S-8,  Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-33416 on Form S-8, Registration
Statement No. 33-39987 on Form S-8, Registration  Statement No. 33-56728 on Form
S-8, Registration  Statement No. 333-57289 on Form S-8,  Registration  Statement
No. 333-39726 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 333-33746 on Form S-3, and
Registration  Statement No. 333-80291 on Form S-3 of our report dated August 31,
2001,  appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Possis  Medical,  Inc. for
the year ended July 31, 2001.




Deloitte & Touche LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 25, 2001