EXHIBIT 23.1
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                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 19, 1997 appearing on page
19 of Innovasive Devices, Inc.s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996.



PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
July 25, 1997