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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Patel Himanshu   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Avinger Inc [AVGR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CTO (Last) (First) (Middle) 400 CHESAPEAKE DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/16/2018 (Street) REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/01/2018   J(1)   62 A $ 0.9265 2,484 D   Series B Preferred Stock 02/16/2018(2)   P   50 A $ 1,000 50 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Series 1 Warrants

$ 2

02/16/2018

P

25,000

02/16/2018

02/17/2025

Common Stock

25,000

$ 0

31,725

D

Series 2 Warrants

$ 2

02/16/2018

P

25,000

02/16/2018

02/17/2025(3)

Common Stock

25,000

$ 0

56,725

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Patel Himanshu 400 CHESAPEAKE DRIVE REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063			CTO

Signatures

/s/ Himanshu Patel		03/05/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reporting person is a participant of the 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which made a purchase for $0.9265 per share consideration of Common Stock of the Issuer on March 1, 2018.
(2)	These shares were purchased by the reporting person in connection with an underwritten public offering by the Issuer. The offering closed on February 16, 2018. The reported sale price reflects the price at which the reporting person purchased the shares from the underwriters.
(3)	The Series 2 Warrants expire the earlier of (i) 5:00 pm New York City time on February 17, 2025 and (ii) sixty days following the announcement of FDA clearance to market Pantheris, provided, however, if at any time during such 60-day period the VWAP for any trading day is less than the exercise price, the termination date shall be extended to February 17, 2025.

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