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EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Heartport, Inc. 1999 Supplemental Stock Option Plan of
our report dated January 21, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Heartport, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Ernst & Young LLP
Palo Alto, California
October , 2000
