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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)


             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
           TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                            PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

                              (Amendment No.  )(1)



                            Kensey Nash Corporation
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)



                                  Common stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)



                                    490057106
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 31, 1998
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


     Check the  appropriate  box to  designate  the rule  pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

          [X]  Rule 13d-1(b)

          [_]  Rule 13d-(c)

          [_]  Rule 13d-1(d)


- ----------
(1)  The  remainder  of this  cover  page  shall be filled  out for a  reporting
     person's  initial  filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
     securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing  information which
     would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The  information  required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed"  for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934 or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).


(SC13G-07/98)

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CUSIP No. 490057106                 13G                    Page 2 of  5 Pages



1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

         First Inestors Management Company (FIMCO)
         First Inestors Consolidated Corporation (FICC)
         Glenn O. Head

         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
             FIMCO            13-6120357
             FICC             13-2608329
             Glenn O. Head    ###-##-####
________________________________________________________________________________
2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                 (a)  [_]
                                                                 (b)  [_]

________________________________________________________________________________
3.   SEC USE ONLY



________________________________________________________________________________
4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Citizenship or Place of Organization
          New York (FIMCO FICC)    New Jersey (Glenn O. HEad)

________________________________________________________________________________
  NUMBER OF    5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
                    0
   SHARES           
               _________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY   6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
                    410,180
  OWNED BY          
               _________________________________________________________________
    EACH       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    0
  REPORTING         
               _________________________________________________________________
   PERSON      8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    410,180
    WITH            
________________________________________________________________________________
9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                    410,180


________________________________________________________________________________
10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                          [_]
                    N/A
________________________________________________________________________________
11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                    5.5%

________________________________________________________________________________
12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

          1A-HC-HC
          FIMCO is a registered investment adviser
          FICC is the parent holding company of FIMCO
          Glenn O. Head is the control person of FICC
          The shares are owned by investment companies managed by FIMCO

________________________________________________________________________________
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

          
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CUSIP No. 490057106                  13G                    Page 3  of 5  Pages


________________________________________________________________________________
Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer:

            Kensey Nash Corproation

________________________________________________________________________________
Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

            55 East Uwchlan Avenue
            Exton, Pennsylvania 19341
________________________________________________________________________________
Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:

            FIMCO, FICC, Glenn O. Head
________________________________________________________________________________
Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence:

            95 Wall Street
            New York, NY 10005

________________________________________________________________________________
Item 2(c).  Citizenship:

            United States

________________________________________________________________________________
Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:

            Common Stock

________________________________________________________________________________
Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:

            490057106

________________________________________________________________________________
Item 3.     If This Statement  is Filed  Pursuant to  Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b)
            or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

     (a)  [_]  Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.

     (b)  [_]  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.

     (c)  [_]  Insurance  company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange
               Act.

     (d)  [ ]  Investment  company  registered under Section 8 of the Investment
               Company Act.

     (e)  [X]  An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
                    FIMCO is an investment adviser

     (f)  [_]  An employee  benefit plan or endowment  fund in  accordance  with
               Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

     (g)  [X]  A parent  holding  company or control  person in accordance  with
               Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
                     FICC  is a  parent  holdign  company;  Glenn  O.  Head is a
                     control person

     (h)  [_]  A savings  association  as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
               Deposit Insurance Act;

     (i)  [_]  A  church  plan  that  is  excluded  from  the  definition  of an
               investment  company  under  Section  3(c)(14)  of the  Investment
               Company Act;

     (j)  [_]  Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).


     If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box.   [_]


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CUSIP No. 490057106                   13G                    Page  4 of  5 Pages


Item 4.  Ownership.

     Provide  the  following  information  regarding  the  aggregate  number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

     (a)  Amount beneficially owned:

                        410,180

     (b)  Percent of class:

                        5.5%

     (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

          (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 

                        0

          (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 

                         410,180

          (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of  

                         0

          (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

                         410,180

________________________________________________________________________________
Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

         Not applicable.


________________________________________________________________________________
Item 6.  Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

         See responses to No. 12 on page 2 of 5.

________________________________________________________________________________
Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

         Not applicable.

________________________________________________________________________________
Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

         Not applicable.

________________________________________________________________________________
Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

         Not applicable.

________________________________________________________________________________
Item 10.  Certifications.

     (a)  The  following  certification  shall be included if the  statement  is
          filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b):

          "By signing  below I certify  that,  to the best of my  knowledge  and
          belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in
          the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and not held for
          the  purpose  of or with the effect of  changing  or  influencing  the
          control of the issuer of the  securities and were not acquired and are
          not held in  connection  with or as a participant  in any  transaction
          having such purpose or effect."




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                                    SIGNATURE

     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.


February 12, 1999                            February 12, 1999
- ----------------------------------           -----------------------------------
               Date                                    Date

/s/ Glenn O. Head                            /s/ Glenn O. Head
- ----------------------------------           -----------------------------------
             Signature                                Signature

Chairman, FIMCO                              Chairman, FICC
- ----------------------------------           -----------------------------------
             Name/Title                               Name/Title




February 12, 1999 
- ---------------------------------- 
               Date

/s/ Glenn O. Head
- ---------------------------------- 
             Signature

Glenn O. Head
- ---------------------------------- 
             Name/Title


Note.  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the  schedule,  including  all  exhibits.  See Rule 13d-7(b) for other
parties for whom copies are to be sent.

Attention.  Intentional  misstatements  or omissions of fact constitute  federal
criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).



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