Exhibit 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-32523) of
Innovasive Devices, Inc. of our report dated February 18, 1999 appearing on page
21 of this from 10-K.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
March 31, 1999