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EXHIBIT 23.3
[FULWIDER PATTON LEE & UTECHT, LLP LETTERHEAD]
October 23, 2000
VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
238 East Caribbean Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Re: Securities and Exchange Commission Amendment No. 2 to
Registration Statement on Form S-1
VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Docket No.: VNUS-36327
Dear Sirs:
We consent to the use of our name in the second paragraph under the
caption "Experts" in the prospectus that constitutes part of Amendment No. 2 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission by VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. on October 23, 2000.
Sincerely,
/s/ THOMAS A. RUNK
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Thomas A. Runk
For FULWIDER PATTON LEE & UTECHT, LLP
