EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the Novoste Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan of
our report dated January 29, 2001 with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Novoste Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

                                                         /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

November 29, 2001
Atlanta, Georgia

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