Exhibit 10.30

FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT

FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT(this "Agreement"), made and entered into as of this 20th day of May, 2005, by
and betweenFISCHER IMAGING CORPORATION,a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), andCOMVEST INVESTMENT PARTNERS II
LLC,a Delaware limited liability company ("ComVest");

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS,the Company and ComVest are parties to a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated as of
February 22, 2005 (as amended, the "Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company has issued to ComVest two Senior Secured Promissory Notes in the aggregate principal
amount of $7,000,000 (the "Notes"), and has granted to ComVest, as security for the payment of the Notes and related obligations, a first priority lien and security interest in substantially all of
the Company's assets pursuant to a Security Agreement dated as of February 22, 2005 by the Company in favor of ComVest (the "Security Agreement"); and

WHEREAS,pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to comply with certain covenants and agreements, the
non-compliance with which would give rise to an Event of Default under and as defined in the Notes, thereby giving ComVest the right to declare the Notes to be immediately due and payable
and to exercise all rights and remedies in respect of the collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement; and

WHEREAS,there has occurred an Event of Default under the Notes by reason of the Company's EBITDA for the quarter ended March 31,
2005 being in an amount which is less than the required minimum EBITDA of $(2,000,000) pursuant to Section 5.11(i) of the Purchase Agreement (the "Existing Event of Default"); and

WHEREAS, the Company has requested that ComVest refrain from exercising its rights and remedies in respect of the Existing Event of
Default; and

WHEREAS, ComVest is willing to forbear, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, from exercising such rights and remedies
in respect of the Existing Event of Default, subject to the Company's compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.Recitals. Each of the Company and ComVest hereby confirms the accuracy of the statements made in the foregoing "WHEREAS"
clauses, all of which are acknowledged to constitute an integral part of the substance of this Agreement.

2.Certain Waivers and Acknowledgments. In order to induce ComVest to enter into this Agreement and agree to the forbearance
provided for herein, the Company hereby acknowledges and confirms, and represents and warrants, that:



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3.Consideration for Forbearance. In consideration of ComVest's agreement to forbear as hereinafter provided, the Company
hereby agrees that:



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4.Forbearance.



In
the event that and at any time when any of the foregoing conditions is not being complied with, ComVest may, by written notice to the Company, terminate the Forbearance Period immediately; provided,however, that any Event of Default under any Note which causes the automatic
acceleration of the Company's obligations thereunder shall also effect an automatic termination of the Forbearance Period.



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5.Limited Forbearance; No Novation or Other Amendment.



6.Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse ComVest on demand for all costs and expenses incurred by ComVest (including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, any waiver or amendment of or
supplement or other modification to this Agreement, and/or any matters relating to the enforcement of any rights or claims of ComVest under this Agreement. Such obligation of the Company is an
addition to all other obligations of the Company (whether pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Notes, the Security Agreement or otherwise) to pay or reimburse costs and expenses incurred by
ComVest.

7.Miscellaneous.



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of date first set forth above.

| |  | FISCHER IMAGING CORPORATION       
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| |  | By:                               
| |  | COMVEST INVESTMENT PARTNERS II LLC
| |  | By:                               

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