EX-23.1 4 a2132299zex-23_1.htm EXHIBIT 23.1
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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated May 16, 2003 relating to the financial statements of ABIOMED, Inc., which appears in ABIOMED, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2003.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP		  

Boston, Massachusetts
March 30, 2004
 


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