EX-23 5 v82444exv23.txt EXHIBIT 23 EXHIBIT 23 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT The Board of Directors Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement Nos. 333-80679, 333-18933, 333-30955, 333-39421, 333-62889, 333-31542, 333-94907, 333-32848, 333-44556, 333-63568 and 333-81752 on Form S-3 and registration statement Nos. 333-94400, 333-56454, 333-42156, 333-37017, 333-38206, 333-38212, 333-48632, 333-48634 and 333-73868 on Form S-8 of Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. of our report dated May 15, 2002, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. as of March 31, 2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2002, which report appears in the March 31, 2002, annual report on Form 10-K of Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. KPMG LLP Portland, Oregon June 20, 2002