Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS - ---------------------------------- The Board of Directors Medi-Ject Corporation: We hereby consent to incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 our report dated June 7, 1996, which report appears in the prospectus contained in Medi-Ject Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-6661). /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP Minneapolis, Minnesota January 24, 1997