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, 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,
Registration  Statement No.  333-80291 on Form S-3,  Registration  Statement No.
33-61309 on Form S-3, and Registration Statement No. 33-62009 on Form S-3 of our
report dated September 12, 2002,  appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Possis Medical, Inc. for the year ended July 31, 2002.




Deloitte & Touche LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 25, 2002