Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-123676) of Abiomed, Inc. of our report dated May 20, 2008 relating to the financial statements of the ABIOMED Retirement Savings Plan which appears in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of Abiomed, Inc.

/s/ Forman Conklin Doherty & Farrar, P.C.

Forman Conklin Doherty & Farrar, P.C.

Danvers, Massachusetts

June 30, 2008