Exhibit 23.1


                     CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in these Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-80259; 33-85394; 33-22302; 33-
94588; 333-14093; 333-14137; and 333-26783) of our report dated December 1, 2000
relating to the consolidated financial statements which appears in the 2000
Annual Report to Shareholders of Bio-Vascular, Inc., which is incorporated by
reference in Bio-Vascular, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
October 31, 2000. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our
report dated December 1, 2000 relating to the financial statement schedule,
which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the
references to us under the captions "Experts," "Incorporation of Documents by
Reference" and "Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference" in such
Registration Statements.



PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 29, 2001