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Exhibit 10.7(vi)

Amendment to Option Agreement

WHEREAS, TopSpin Medical, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and Erez Golan (the “Optionee”) entered into
that certain Option Agreement dated January 7, 2007, as amended on February 20, 2007 and again on
February 27, 2007 (the “Option Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Optionee’s employment with the Corporation’s Israeli subsidiary, TopSpin Medical
(Israel) Ltd. (“TopSpin”) is expected to be concluded and as of the conclusion of such employment
which will occur on December 25th, 2007, (the “Conclusion Date”) under the Option
Agreement, options to purchase 600,000 shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, par value US$
0.001 each (“Common Stock”), will have already vested and the Corporation has agreed to have an
additional 900,000 shares of Common Stock vest on the Conclusion Date and options to purchase
additional 240,000 shares of Common Stock vest during two years thereafter, with the remaining
600,000 shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, par value US$ 0.001 each, subject to the option
expiring upon the Conclusion Date; and

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Option Agreement to reflect the above agreement;

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree to amend the Option Agreement effective as of September 25,
2007, as follows:

	1.	 	All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to
them in the Option Agreement.
	 
	2.	 	Sections 2 and 3 of the sub-section entitled “Vesting Schedule” of Section 1 of the
Option Agreement shall be amended and replaced in their entirety with the following:

	 	 	 
	Vesting Schedule:

	 	2. At the Conclusion Date, an aggregate of 900,000
Options shall vest.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	2A. An additional 240,000 Options shall vest on a
quarterly basis over a two years period after the
Conclusion Date, with 30,000 Options vesting at the end
of each quarter; Notwithstanding the above, any unvested
portion of such Options will become immediately vested
upon the termination by TopSpin of the consulting
agreement with the Optionee for any reason, other than
Optionee’s unwillingness to comply with Topspin’s Board
of Directors or CEO’s reasonable requests pursuant to
the Optionees obligations under the such consulting
agreement.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	3. Upon the Conclusion Date, the remaining 660,000
Options shall terminate and expire.

	3.	 	Section 3.1 shall be amended and replaced in its entirety with the following:
	 
	 	 	“All other terms and conditions, including terms and conditions of expiration and
termination of the Options, voting rights and adjustments, which are set forth in the Plan,
shall apply to the Options, provided however that in case of any contradiction between the
terms of the Options specified herein and the Plan, the terms specified herein shall
prevail. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, and subject to Section 7.5(i)
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	 	 	Plan, following the termination of all of the Corporation’s or any of its
subsidiaries’ engagements and relationship with the Optionee (whether as an employee, consultant,
director or otherwise), vested Options shall be exercisable until the later of: (i) one (1)
year following such termination, and (ii) December 31, 2009.
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan, it is hereby clarified
the issuance of the Options and the Shares, their holding and transfer, are subject to the
provisions of any applicable law, including, without limitation, the lock up periods imposed
pursuant the provisions of the Securities Law, 1968.”
	 
	4.	 	All other terms and conditions of the Option Agreement, including without limitation the
Exhibits thereto, shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Amendment to Option Agreement on the date
first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Erez Golan
 

Erez Golan

	 	 
	 	/s/ Neil Cohen /s/ Eyal Kolka
 

TopSpin Medical, Inc.

By: Neil Cohen, Eyal Kolka
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address:exv10w7xviiy

 

Exhibit 10.7(vii)

          TopSpin Medical (Israel) Ltd.

	 	 	 
	To:

	 	September 25th, 2007

	Mr. Erez Golan
	 	 

Re: Termination Notice

Dear Erez,

Following our conversation from today, and in accordance with an approval of the Board of Directors
of TopSpin Medical (Israel) Ltd. (the “Company”) in a meeting held earlier today, we hereby approve
in writing the agreements reached by mutual agreement, as follows:

	1.	 	In accordance with Section 8.1 of your Employment Agreement, dated December
9th, 2002, as amended (the “Employment Agreement”), I hereby notify you of the
termination of your employment with the Company.
	 
	2.	 	Such termination shall be effective upon the completion of a three month period
commencing from this date, ending December 25th, 2007 (the “Notice Period”).
	 
	3.	 	Notwithstanding the above, and as agreed, starting October 1st, 2007, you will
cease to act as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the President and
Chief Executive Officer of TopSpin Medical, Inc., the Company’s parent company (the
“Corporation”) and as a director and Chief Executive Officer in TopSpin Urology Ltd., a
subsidiary of the Corporation. For the avoidance of doubt, during the entire Notice Period,
the Company shall continue to pay you the Salary, social and fringe benefits and other
rights and benefits as were paid or provided during your term of employment, in accordance
with Section 8.3 of the Employment Agreement.
	 
	4.	 	In addition to the payments detailed in Section 3 above, you shall be entitled to receive
the following:

	 	4.1.	 	Immediately after the termination of your employment with the Company, and
provided that during the Notice Period you: (a) assisted the Company until such date to
advance the clinical protocol for the IVMRI in connection with clinical data collection
in Post Marketing Surveillance studies; (b) signed the form of waiver attached in
Exhibit A hereto; and (c) have entered into Consulting Agreement on the date
hereof you shall receive a one-time bonus of $20,000.
	 
	 	4.2.	 	Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement you are entitled to receive,
on September 30, 2008, one time payment of US$10,000, provided you provide services to
the Company at such time. Notwithstanding the above, you shall be entitled to receive
the above payment of US$10,000 immediately after the termination of your employment
with the Company.
	 
	 	4.3.	 	You shall be solely responsible for payment of any tax resulting from any
payment made pursuant to this Section 4, and any such payment will be subject to
withholding of taxes and compulsory payments as required pursuant to any applicable
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We would like to thank you for years of dedicated service to the Company, and for being a
crucial part of its success. We wish you all the best in the future, and look forward to future
collaboration.

Please confirm your consent to the abovementioned by returning an executed copy of this letter.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	                                                                   /s/ Neil Cohen /s/ Eyal Kolka
 	 
	 	TopSpin Medical (Israel) Ltd. 	 
	 	By: Neil Cohen, Eyal Kolka 	 
	 

I confirm and agree to the above:

/s/ Erez Golan

Erez Golan

 

 

Exhibit A:

Date:                     

To:

TopSpin Medical Inc. (the “Parent Company”)

TopSpin Medical (Israel) Ltd. (the “Company”)

	1.	 	I, the undersigned, Erez Golan (“Golan”) acknowledges and confirms that I currently own
               shares of common stock of the Parent Company, and options to purchase up to additional
               shares of common stock of the Parent Company at a price of $0.1503 per share.
	 
	2.	 	On the date hereof, I am entitled to receive from the Company an aggregate amount of
               .
	 
	3.	 	In consideration for the payments described in Section 2, and subject to Golan’s
entitlement to: (a) the securities detailed in Section 1; (b) his entitlement to receive the
additional amounts detailed in Section 4 of the Termination Notice executed by Golan and the
Company on September 25th, 2007; (c) any payments due to Golan pursuant to the
Consulting Agreement executed between Golan and the Company on September 25th,
2007; and (d) transfer to Golan’s ownership his Manager’s Insurance policy and Education
Fund, Golan, on behalf of himself and his agents, representatives, attorneys, assigns,
heirs, executors, and administrators, fully releases each of the Company Released Parties
(as herein defined) from any and all liability, claims, demands, actions, causes of action,
suits, grievances, debts, sums of money, agreements, promises, damages, costs, expenses,
attorneys’ fees, and remedies of any type (“Loss”), regarding any act or failure to act that
occurred up to and including the date on which Golan signs this release, including, without
limitation, any claims arising or that arose or may have arisen out of or in connection with
Golan’s employment with the Company and the expiration of his non-vested shares of stock of
the Parent Company, pursuant to that certain Option Agreement dated January 7, 2007, as
amended on February 20, 2007, February 27, 2007 and September 25, 2007.
	 
	 	 	In addition, and subject to Golan’s entailment as specifically detailed above, Golan, on
behalf of himself and his agents, representatives, attorneys, assigns, heirs, executors,
and administrators, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably, covenants and
agrees with and in favor of each Company Released Party, individually or collectively,
will not assert, file, prosecute, maintain, commence or institute (or sponsor or
facilitate any person in connection with the foregoing), any complaint or lawsuit or any
legal, equitable or administrative or disciplinary proceeding of any nature (“Claim”),
against any Company Released Party on the basis of any claim released, remised and
discharged as detailed above.
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding the above, the foregoing release and covenant not to sue shall not apply
with respect to any Loss incurred by Golan as the result of any Claim by Company Released
Party or any third party initiated against Golan, only with respect to the specific matters
included in such Claim (the “Non Released Matters”), and in such case the above waiver and
covenant not to sue shall be in no force and effect solely with respect to the Loss and such
Non Released Matters, and solely in order to eneble Golan to defense such Claim.

 

 

	4.	 	As used herein, the term “Company Released Parties” shall mean the Company and the Parent
Company and any of their present, former or future shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries,
divisions, predecessors, directors, officers, attorneys, employees, agents and other
representatives and their respective successors or assignees.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Sincerely yours,

Erez Golan

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