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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.1



                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT




To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Kensey Nash Corporation:

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of Kensey Nash Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated October
25, 1995, except for Note 14 as to which the date is December 6, 1995, (which
report expresses an unqualified opinion, and includes an explanatory paragraph
relating to the substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a
going concern) appearing in the registration statement on Form S-1 (File No.
33-98722) of Kensey Nash Corporation, declared effective on December 13, 1995.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 17, 1996