United States securities and exchange commission logo April 18, 2024 Kevin Danahy Chief Executive Officer Pulse Biosciences, Inc. 3957 Point Eden Way Hayward, CA 94545 Re: Pulse Biosciences, Inc. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 Filed April 15, 2024 File No. 333-278494 Dear Kevin Danahy: We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following comment. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our April 10, 2024 letter. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences, page 31 1. We note your response to comment 2, but we are not persuaded by your response and reissue the comment. Please file a tax opinion as an exhibit to the filing. We refer you to Section III.A.1 of Staff Legal Bulletin 19. Kevin Danahy FirstName LastNameKevin Danahy Pulse Biosciences, Inc. Comapany April NamePulse Biosciences, Inc. 18, 2024 April 218, 2024 Page 2 Page FirstName LastName Please contact Juan Grana at 202-551-6034 or Jane Park at 202-551-7439 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Industrial Applications and Services cc: Adam Finerman, Esq.