Exhibit 10.36

STOCK OPTION EXTENSION AGREEMENT

This Stock Option Extension Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into as of July
25, 2006 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Cytori Therapeutics, Inc., a
Delaware corporation located at 3020 Callan Road, San Diego, CA 92121 (the
“Company”), and Elizabeth A. Scarbrough, an employee of the Company (the
“Optionee”).

WHEREAS, as of July 25, 2006 Optionee holds a combined total of 103,878 vested
stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock under the
Company’s 1997 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “1997 Plan”) and/or the
Company’s 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan (the “2004 Plan”) (collectively the
“Plans”); and

WHEREAS, Company agrees to modify the Plan agreements to extend the expiration
dates for the exercise of stock options under the Plans subject to certain
restrictions and conditions on the sale of shares of the Company’s common stock
held by Optionee, and Optionees agreement to execute a release of claims.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Optionee agree as follows:

(a) The right of the Optionee to exercise One Hundred and Three Thousand, Eight
Hundred and Seventy Eight (103,878) fully vested Plan stock options (which
consists of all of Optionee’s vested stock Options as of the Effective Date) is
hereby extended to December 31, 2007, irrespective of the date that Optionee’s
services to the Company terminate.

(b) The exercise extension provided for in Section (a) above is subject to the
following conditions and restrictions:

(i) Immediately upon termination of Optionee’s employment as provided for in the
Employment Agreement between the Company and Optionee, Optionee shall execute
and sign a full release of all claims against the Company in the form attached
as Exhibit I, which is that Company’s standard employment related release of
claims. In the event Employee elects not to sign the release of claims
immediately upon the termination of the Employment Agreement, Employee agrees
that all then outstanding Employee Stock Options shall then immediately
terminate.

(ii) No shares of common stock of the Company owned by Optionee may be sold by
or on behalf of Optionee during the initial 90-day period from July 25, 2006
through October 23, 2006; (b) Optionee may sell up to 25,971 shares of common
stock owned by her beginning October 24, 2006; (c) and Optionee may sell an
additional 25,969 shares beginning on January 21, 2007 and each ninety days
thereafter until July 20, 2007 when 100% of Optionee’s shares of common stock
(and/or options exercisable for common stock) in the Company shall be fully
tradable. The trade restrictions listed above shall be eliminated once the
per-share trading price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq exchange
closes at or above $13 per share, or if the 30 day average daily stock volume
reaches 50,000 shares.

(c) All stock options previously granted to Optionee that are not vested as of
the Effective Date of this Agreement are hereby terminated as of the Effective
Date.

(d) Except as specifically set forth herein, all other terms and conditions of
the Plans and the Plan Agreements shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by the
parties on the Effective Date.

OPTIONEE:
 
Elizabeth A. Scarbrough
 
/s/ Elizabeth A. Scarbrough
 
 
COMPANY:
 
Cytori Therapeutics, Inc.
 
By: /s/ Mark E. Saad 
Name: Mark E. Saad
Title: Chief Financial Officer