SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Spragens Jeffrey G (Last) (First) (Middle) 4400 BISCAYNE BLVD (Street) MIAMI FL 33137 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SafeStitch Medical, Inc. [ SFES.OB ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/10/2010
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	09/10/2010		C		106,638(1)	A	$1(1)	1,841,605	D
Common Stock	09/10/2010		J(2)		17,042(2)	A	$0.00(2)	1,858,647	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
10% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	$1(1)	09/10/2010		C			100,000	01/12/2010	(3)	Common Stock	106,638(1)	$1	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The 10% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was convertible into SafeStitch Medical, Inc. common stock at a price of $1.00 per share (equivalent to a conversion ratio of one share of common stock for each share of 10% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, exclusive of accrued and unpaid dividends). The number of shares acquired includes 6,638 shares issued upon conversion of accrued and unpaid dividends.

2. Represents additional shares acquired by the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's offer of additional shares of common stock to encourage holder-initiated conversion of 10% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

3. The 10% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock has no expiration date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jeffrey G. Spragens	09/13/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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