EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

        We hereby consent to incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 5, 2001 (which contains an
explanatory paragraph relating to the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern as described in Note 2) relating to the consolidated financial
statements, which appears in the Micro Therapeutics, Inc. Annual Report on Form
10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Orange County, California

December 3, 2001