EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                         CONSENT OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
  We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 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 30, 1997