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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
33-93538, 33-41453, 33-48646, 33-77080, 333-4620, 333-31753, 333-59547,
333-80071 and 333-36836 on Forms S-8 of Somanetics Corporation of our report
dated January 4, 2001 (which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an
explanatory paragraph relating to an uncertainty concerning the Company's
ability to continue as a going concern), appearing in this Annual Report on Form
10-K of Somanetics Corporation for the year ended November 30, 2000.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Detroit, Michigan
January 12, 2001
