Exhibit 23



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8/S-3 (File No. 33-48889), Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-67456,
33-86152, 33-96114, and 33-65357), and Form S-3 (File Nos. 33-92796 and
333-68770) of i-STAT Corporation of our report dated February 6, 2001, except
for Note 1 as to which the date is December 6, 2001, relating to the
consolidated financial statements, which appears in this Form 10-K/A. We also
consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 6, 2001
relating to the financial statement schedule, which also appears on this Form
10-K/A.







/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Florham Park, New Jersey
December 6, 2001