FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.3

FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDMENT (this “ Amendment ”) to that certain Employment Agreement dated July 30, 2007 (the “ Original Agreement ”), is entered into by and between CARDIOGENESIS CORPORATION, a California corporation (the “ Company ”) and William R. Abbott (the “ Executive ”), effective as of July 1, 2009, on the following terms and conditions.

BACKGROUND

     A. The Company and Employee are parties to the Original Agreement.

     B. The Company and Employee desire to amend the Original Agreement as set forth below.

AGREEMENT

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants set forth herein, the Company and Employee, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

     1. Section 1.1 of the Original Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

1.1 EMPLOYMENT. The Company hereby agrees to employ the Executive as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, reporting to the Executive Chairman of the Company, and the Executive accepts such employment and agrees to devote substantially all his business time and efforts and skills on such reasonable duties as shall be assigned to him by the Executive Chairman commensurate with such positio