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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of CardioGenesis Corporation (formerly known
as Eclipse Surgical Technologies, Inc.) of our report dated January 26, 2001,
except for Note 18, as to which the date is April 16, 2001, relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in this
Amendment No. 3 to Form 10-K.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
July 13, 2001





















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