EX-23 5 c23804_ex23.txt CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-46024, 333-82233, 333-58235, 333-06577, and 333-73512) of Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation and Subsidiaries of our report dated February 22, 2002 relating to the consolidated financial statements which appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 22, 2002 related to the financial statement schedule which appears in this Form 10-K. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Florham Park, New Jersey March 27, 2002