Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 ^*

Zhao Jonathon Zhong

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/05/2024

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Avinger Inc [AVGR]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

400 CHESAPEAKE DRIVE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common stock	75,327	I	By Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Limited ⁽¹⁾

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series F Convertible Preferred Stock	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common stock	⁽²⁾	$ ⁽²⁾	I	By Zylox-TonbridgeMedical Limited ⁽¹⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Zhao Jonathon Zhong 400 CHESAPEAKE DRIVE REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063	X	X

Signatures

/s/ Jonathon Zhong Zhao		03/14/2024
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 shares are owned directly by Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Limited and indirectly by Jonathon Zhong Zhao as he is deemed to have voting and investment power over such shares. Mr. Zhao disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Limited, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of any of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(2)	Each share of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock has a stated value of $1,000 and is initially convertible into 273 shares of common stock at a conversion price equal to $3.664. Shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock cannot be converted into common stock if the holder would beneficially own in excess of 19.9% of the Company's outstanding voting power, unless approve by the Company's stockholders.
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