FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.2

FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS FIRST 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 Richard P. Lanigan (the “ Executive ”), effective as of July 1, 2009, on the following terms and conditions.

RECITALS

     A. Executive is currently employed by the Company pursuant to the Original Agreement; and

     B. the Company and Executive desire to amend the Original Agreement to modify Executive’s title, duties and base salary, as set forth below.

AGREEMENT

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants set forth herein, the Company and Executive, 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 Executive Vice President, Marketing 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 position. This Agreement shall automatically be extended for additional one (1) year renewal terms on June 30 of each year (unless sooner terminated pursuant to the terms a