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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Selected
Historical Consolidated Financial Data of Heartport, Inc." and "Experts" in the
proxy statement/prospectus that is made a part of this Registration Statement
(Form S-4) for the registration of shares of common stock of Johnson & Johnson
and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 19,
2001, 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, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                          /S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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                                          Ernst & Young LLP

Palo Alto, California
February 15, 2001
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