Medtronic, Inc. Exhibit 23 to Form 11-K dated April 30, 2006

EX-23 2 medtronic064037_ex23.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REG. PUBLIC ACCT. FIRM Medtronic, Inc. Exhibit 23 to Form 11-K dated April 30, 2006

Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-37529, 33-44230 and 333-106566) of Medtronic, Inc. of our report dated October 23, 2006 relating to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of the Medtronic, Inc. Savings and Investment Plan, which appears in this Form 11-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 25, 2006