Exhibit 23


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-38865 and 333-66029) of ABIOMED, Inc. of our
report dated August 27, 2002 relating to the financial statements which
appears in this Form 10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
August 28, 2002