EXHIBIT 23.1
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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


         We consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  of PLC Systems  Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated March 1, 1995 on
our audit of the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  financial  statement
schedule of  PLC Systems  Inc. as of December  31,  1994,  and for the year then
ended. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts."


                                             COOPERS & LYBRAND



August 25, 1997
Vancouver, B.C.