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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference of our reports dated May 28, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of STERIS Corporation and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of STERIS Corporation and subsidiaries included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31, 2010 in the following Registration Statements and in the related Prospectuses:
| Registration Number |
Description | |
| 333-65155 | Form S-8 Registration Statement – STERIS Corporation 1998 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan | |
| 333-32005 | Form S-8 Registration Statement – STERIS Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan | |
| 333-06529 | Form S-3 Registration Statement – STERIS Corporation | |
| 333-01610 | Post-effective Amendment to Form S-4 on Form S-8 – STERIS Corporation | |
| 33-91444 | Form S-8 Registration Statement – STERIS Corporation 1994 Equity Compensation Plan | |
| 33-91442 | Form S-8 Registration Statement – STERIS Corporation 1994 Nonemployee Directors Equity Compensation Plan | |
| 33-55976 | Form S-8 Registration Statement – STERIS Corporation 401(k) Plan | |
| 333-09733 | Form S-8 Registration Statement – STERIS Corporation 401(k) Plan | |
| 333-101308 | Form S-8 Registration Statement – STERIS Corporation 2002 Stock Option Plan | |
| 333-91302 | Form S-8 Registration Statement – Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement between STERIS Corporation and Mark D. McGinley | |
| 333-137167 | Form S-8 Registration Statement – STERIS Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan | |
| 333-136239 | Form S-8 Registration Statement – STERIS Corporation 2006 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan | |
/S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
May 28, 2010
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