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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 31, 2000 relating to the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule, which
appears in Radiance Medical Systems, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Orange County, California
December 19, 2000
