EXHIBIT 32.1

            CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Kensey Nash Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2003, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Joseph W. Kaufmann, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

Date: February 17, 2004          /s/ Joseph W. Kaufmann
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                                 Joseph W. Kaufmann
                                 Chief Executive Officer



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