FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

ROBSON LORI 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC [ VNUS ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 5799 FONTANOSO WAY 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

6/17/2009
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95138
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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   6/17/2009     U    21750   (1) D $29.00   5000   D    
Common Stock   6/17/2009     D    1250   (2) D $29.00   0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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
Stock Options (right to buy)   $17.05   6/17/2009     D  (3)       2250   (3)     (3) 5/23/2018   Common Stock   2250   $0.00   0   D    
Stock Options (right to buy)   $7.17   6/17/2009     D  (4)       10000   (4)     (4) 5/25/2016   Common Stock   10000   $0.00   0   D    
Stock Options (right to buy)   $10.74   6/17/2009     D  (5)       10000   (5)     (5) 5/17/2015   Common Stock   10000   $0.00   0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  These shares were tendered to Covidien Delaware Corp. (the "Purchaser") pursuant to Purchaser's offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. (the "Issuer") at a cash purchase price of $29.00 per share, without interest thereon, and less any applicable withholding taxes, subject to the terms described in the Offer to Purchase for Cash filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2009 (the "Tender Offer") and the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 7, 2009, by and among Covidien Group S.a.r.l., the Purchaser and the Issuer (the "Merger"). Such shares were purchased by the Purchaser pursuant to the Tender Offer on June 17, 2009.
( 2)  Represents restricted stock units that vested and were canceled at the effective time of the Merger in exchange for the right to receive a cash payment of $29.00 for each share into which the vested restricted stock units would otherwise be convertible (without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes). The remaining 3,750 restricted stock units, which were granted to the Reporting Person on May 20, 2009, were canceled for no consideration in connection with the Merger.
( 3)  These options, which were fully vested at the effective time of the Merger, were canceled at the effective time of the Merger in exchange for a cash payment of $26,887.50, representing the number of shares of Issuer's common stock underlying such options multiplied by $29.00, less the aggregate exercise price of the options.
( 4)  These options, which were fully vested at the effective time of the Merger, were canceled at the effective time of the Merger in exchange for a cash payment of $218,300.00, representing the number of shares of Issuer's common stock underlying such options multiplied by $29.00, less the aggregate exercise price of the options.
( 5)  These options, which were fully vested at the effective time of the Merger, were canceled at the effective time of the Merger in exchange for a cash payment of $182,600.00, representing the number of shares of Issuer's common stock underlying such options multiplied by $29.00, less the aggregate exercise price of the options.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
ROBSON LORI
C/O VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
5799 FONTANOSO WAY
SAN JOSE, CA 95138 		X



Signatures
/s/ Cindee Van Vleck, Attorney-in-Fact for Lori Robson 6/17/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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