EXHIBIT 10.2

AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE FLOATING RATE NOTE SUPPORT AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT is made as of this 29^th day of November, 2010.

WHEREAS (a) Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Angiotech”), (b) the entities listed in Schedule A (together with Angiotech, the “Companies” and each a “Company”), and (c) each of the other Consenting Noteholders party hereto, each Consenting Noteholder being a holder of and/or investment advisor or manager with investment discretion over Floating Rate Notes, executed a Floating Rate Note Support Agreement dated as of October 29, 2010 concerning the principal aspects of an Exchange of Floating Rate Notes (the “Support Agreement”);

AND WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 15(n) of the Support Agreement, the Support Agreement may be modified, amended or supplemented as to any matter by an instrument in writing signed by the Companies and Consenting Noteholders that represent not less than a majority of the Floating Rate Notes;

AND WHEREAS the Consenting Noteholders party to this first amendment (the “First Amendment”) collectively hold and/or exercise investment discretion over not less than a majority of the Floating Rate Notes;

AND WHEREAS the Companies and the Consenting Noteholders party to this First Amendment wish to amend the Support Agreement in the manner set out in this First Amendment;

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Companies and the Consenting Noteholders party hereto hereby agree as follows:

Capitalized Terms that are used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Support Agreement.

Each Consenting Noteholder party to this First Amendment hereby represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, to each of the other parties to this First Amendment (and acknowledges that each of the other parties to this First Amendment is relying upon such representations and warranties) that as of the date hereof: (a) it either (i) is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the principal amount of Floating Rate Notes disclosed to Houlihan Lokey as of such date, or (ii) has the investment and voting discretion with respect to the principal amount of Floating Rate Notes disclosed to Houlihan Lokey as of such date; (b) it has the power and authority to bind the beneficial owner(s) of such Floating Rate Notes to the terms of this First Amendment; and (c) it has authorized and instructed Houlihan Lokey to advise Angiotech, in writing, of the aggregate amount of Floating Rate Notes held by the Consenting Noteholders that are party to this First Amendment.

The Support Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference to “November 29, 2010” in Section 5(d) of the Support Agreement and replacing it with “December 15, 2010”.

Except as expressly modified by the terms of this First Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Support Agreement shall continue to apply in full force and effect, unamended.

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This First Amendment has been agreed and accepted on the date first written above.