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EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
InnerDyne, Inc.
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form
S-8 of InnerDyne, Inc. of our reports dated January 20, 2000, relating to the
balance sheet of InnerDyne, Inc. as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and the
related statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows, for each
of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999, which reports
appear in the December 31, 1999 annual report on Form 10-K of InnerDyne, Inc.
/s/ KPMG LLP
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KPMG LLP
Salt Lake City, Utah
August 8, 2000
