EXHIBIT 23.3
[LETTERHEAD OF HUGHES PITTMAN & GUPTON, LLP]
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Board of Directors
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Vancouver, British Columbia
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into this Amendment No. 1 to the combined Registration Statement on Forms F-10, F-4 and S-4 of Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and the other subsidiary guarantor registrants listed therein, of our report on Quill Medical, Inc. dated February 21, 2006. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Independent Accountants” in such Registration Statement.
/s/ HUGHES PITTMAN & GUPTON, LLP
March 30, 2007
Raleigh, North Carolina