EXHIBIT 23.1




            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



         We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 File No. 333-54164) of Vascular Solutions, Inc. of our
reports dated January 21, 2005 relating to the consolidated financial
statements, the financial statement schedule, management's assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting, which appear in this annual report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.


                                 /s/ VIRCHOW, KRAUSE & COMPANY, LLP


Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 10, 2005