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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.3

                        AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         THIS AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Amendment") is made and
entered into as of October 21, 2003, by and between Marshall B. Hunt, an
individual resident of the State of Florida ("Employee"), and Horizon Medical
Products, Inc., a Georgia corporation ("Employer");

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS, Employee and Employer entered into that certain Employment
Agreement dated March 16, 2002, as amended by Amendment to Employment Agreement
dated November 15, 2002 (collectively, the "Employment Agreement"), and desire
to amend the Employment Agreement in the manner hereinafter provided;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
promises and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto intending to be legally bound hereby agree as follows:

         1.       The Employment Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
first paragraph in Section 2 in its entirety and by substituting in lieu thereof
the following first paragraph in Section 2:

                           The term of Employee's employment hereunder (the
                  "Term") shall be from March 16, 2002 (the "Effective Date")
                  until the earlier of (i) January 31, 2006 or (ii) the
                  occurrence of any of the following events:

         2.       The Employment Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
subsection (c) in Section 2 in its entirety and by substituting in lieu thereof
the following subsection (c) in Section 2:

                  (c)      The termination of this Agreement by either party
                           upon at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior
                           written notice.

         3.       The Employment Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
subsection (a) in Section 3.1 in its entirety and by substituting in lieu
thereof the following subsection (a) in Section 3.1:

                  (a)      SALARY. Upon the occurrence of the Effective Date (as
                           defined below), but effective as of October 21, 2003,
                           Employee will be paid a Salary of no less than Three
                           Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($315,000.00) per
                           annum, less deductions and withholdings required by
                           applicable law. The Salary shall be paid

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                           to Employee in equal monthly installments (or on such
                           more frequent basis as other executives of Employer
                           are compensated). The "Effective Date" means the
                           effective date on which the due date for the
                           principal repayment of the subordinated notes of
                           Employer is extended from March 16, 2004 to July 16,
                           2005 pursuant to the provisions of Amendment No. 1 to
                           Note Purchase Agreement dated October 21, 2003 among
                           Employer, ComVest Venture Partners, L.P., and
                           Medtronic, Inc.

         4.       The Employment Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following subsections (b)(iii), (b)(iv), and (b)(v) to Section 3.1:

                           (iii)    For fiscal year 2004, Employee will be
                  entitled to an annual bonus (the "2004 Bonus"), based upon
                  Employer's achievement during 2004 of net sales and EBITDA
                  under Employer's operating budget for 2004 that has been
                  approved by the Board of Directors of Employer (the "2004
                  Operating Budget"), as follows:

                           (A)      If Employer's actual net sales during 2004
                                    are greater than fifty percent (50%) of the
                                    net sales for 2004 as reflected in the 2004
                                    Operating Budget, then Employee will be
                                    entitled to a 2004 Bonus under this
                                    subparagraph (A) calculated under the
                                    formula X times Y times the Bonus
                                    Percentage, where X is Employee's Salary for
                                    2004 and Y is 50%. The Bonus Percentage is
                                    determined by dividing actual net sales by
                                    2004 Operating Budget net sales for 2004;
                                    where the result of such division is greater
                                    than 50%, but less than 76%, the Bonus
                                    Percentage is 50%, where the result of such
                                    division is 76% or more, but less than 100%,
                                    the Bonus Percentage is 75%, and where the
                                    result of such division is 100% or greater,
                                    the Bonus Percentage is 100%.

                           (B)      If the Employer's actual EBITDA for 2004 is
                                    greater than fifty percent (50%) of the
                                    EBITDA for 2004 as reflected in the 2004
                                    Operating Budget, then Employee will be
                                    entitled to a 2004 Bonus under this
                                    subparagraph (B) calculated under the
                                    formula X times Y times the Bonus
                                    Percentage, where X is Employee's Salary for
                                    2004 and Y is 50%. The Bonus Percentage is
                                    determined by dividing actual EBITDA by 2004
                                    Operating Budget EBITDA for 2004; where the
                                    result of such division

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                                    is greater than 50%, but less than 76%, the
                                    Bonus Percentage is 50%, where the result of
                                    such division is 76% or more, but less than
                                    100%, the Bonus Percentage is 75%, and where
                                    the result of such division is 100% or
                                    greater, the Bonus Percentage is 100%.

                           (C)      For purposes of the 2004 Bonus, in the event
                                    Employer sells a product line or division
                                    during 2004 or in the event that Employer is
                                    acquired by a third party during 2004, then
                                    the 2004 Bonus shall be calculated using
                                    actual net sales and EBITDA through the
                                    month end immediately prior to such sale or
                                    acquisition and using net sales and EBITDA
                                    under the 2004 Operating Plan the through
                                    such month end.

                           (D)      The 2004 Bonus, if earned, will be payable
                                    to Employee on the next pay period after the
                                    2004 audited financial statements are
                                    finalized.

                           The last paragraph in Section 3.1(b)(i) of the
                  Employment Agreement, which described a bonus for the period
                  from January 1, 2004 through March 31, 2004 is hereby deleted
                  in its entirety.

                           (iv)     For fiscal year 2005, Employee will be
                  entitled to an annual bonus ("2005 Bonus"), based upon
                  Employer's achievement during 2005 of net sales and EBITDA
                  under Employee's operating budget for 2005 that has been
                  approved by the Board of Directors of Employer (the "2005
                  Operating Budget") as follows:

                           (A)      If Employer's actual net sales during 2005
                                    are greater than fifty percent (50%) of the
                                    net sales for 2005 as reflected in the 2005
                                    Operating Budget, then Employee will be
                                    entitled to a 2005 Bonus under this
                                    subparagraph (A) calculated under the
                                    formula X times Y times the Bonus
                                    Percentage, where X is Employee's Salary for
                                    2005 and Y is 50%. The Bonus Percentage is
                                    determined by dividing actual net sales by
                                    2004 Operating Budget net sales for 2004;
                                    where the result of such division is greater
                                    than 50%, but less than 76%, the Bonus
                                    Percentage is 50%, where the result of such
                                    division is 76% or more, but less than 100%,
                                    the Bonus Percentage is 75%, and where the
                                    result of such

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                                    division is 100% or greater, the Bonus
                                    Percentage is 100%.

                           (B)      If the Employer's actual EBITDA for 2005 is
                                    greater than fifty percent (50%) of the
                                    EBITDA for 2005 is reflected in the 2005
                                    Operating Budget, then Employee will be
                                    entitled to a 2005 Bonus under this
                                    subparagraph (B) calculated under the
                                    formula X times Y times the Bonus
                                    Percentage, where X is Employee's Salary for
                                    2005 and Y is 50%. The Bonus Percentage is
                                    determined by dividing actual EBITDA by 2005
                                    Operating Budget EBITDA for 2005; where the
                                    result of such division is greater than 50%,
                                    but less than 76%, the Bonus Percentage is
                                    50%, where the result of such division is
                                    76% or more, but less than 100%, the Bonus
                                    Percentage is 75%, and where the result of
                                    such division is 100% or greater, the Bonus
                                    Percentage is 100%.

                           (C)      For purposes of the 2005 Bonus, in the event
                                    Employer sells a product line or division
                                    during 2005 or in the event that Employer is
                                    acquired by a third party during 2005, then
                                    the 2005 Bonus shall be calculated using
                                    actual net sales and EBITDA through the
                                    month end immediately prior to such sale or
                                    acquisition and using net sales and EBITDA
                                    under the 2005 Operating Plan the through
                                    such month end.

                           (D)      The 2005 Bonus, if earned, will be payable
                                    to Employee on the next pay period after the
                                    2005 audited financial statements are
                                    finalized.

                           (v)      For the period from January 1, 2006 through
                  January 31, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of
                  Directors shall determine in its sole discretion the bonus
                  compensation of Employee for such month.

         5.       The provisions of this Amendment shall become effective on the
Effective Date. Except as expressly amended above, all other provisions of the
Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment
inures to the benefit of, and is binding upon, Employer and its respective
successors and assigns and Employee, together with Employee's executor,
administrator, personal representatives, heirs, and legatees. This Amendment is
intended by the parties hereto to be the final expression of their agreement
with respect to the subject matter hereof and is the complete and exclusive
statement of the terms thereof,

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notwithstanding any representations, statements, or agreements to the contrary
heretofore made.

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Except for the Employment Agreement, this Amendment supersedes and terminates
all prior agreements and understandings between Employer and Employee concerning
the subject matter of this Amendment. This Amendment may be modified only by a
written instrument signed by all of the parties hereto. This Amendment shall be
deemed to be made in, and in all respects shall be interpreted, construed, and
governed by and in accordance with, the laws of the State of Georgia without
reference to its conflicts of law principles. This Amendment may be executed in
two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but
all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as
of the date first above written.

                                        HORIZON MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.

                                        By: /s/ Robert Wenzel
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                                            Robert Wenzel, President

                                        EMPLOYEE:

                                            /s/ Marshall B. Hunt
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                                        Marshall B. Hunt

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