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SEC FORM 4 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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD

(Street)

MIAMI

33137-3227

(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)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/27/2008

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	05/27/2008		P		60,000	A	$2.15	4,110,565	I	Frost Gamma Investments Trust⁽¹⁾

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD

(Street)

MIAMI

33137-3227

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Frost Gamma Investment Trust

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD

(Street)

MIAMI

33137-3227

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities are held by Frost Gamma Investments Trust, of which the Reporting Person is the trustee. Frost Gamma Limited Partnership is the sole and exclusive beneficiary of Frost Gamma Investments Trust. The Reporting Person is one of two limited partners of Frost Gamma Limited Partnership. The general partner of Frost Gamma Limited Partnership is Frost Gamma, Inc., and the sole shareholder of Frost Gamma, Inc. is Frost-Nevada Corporation, of which the Reporting Person is the sole shareholder.

Remarks:

Exhibit List: Exhibit 99 -- Joint Filer Information

	/s/ Phillip Frost, M.D.	05/29/2008
	/s/ Phillip Frost, M.D., as Trustee	05/29/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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                                                Exhibit 99

                             JOINT FILER INFORMATION
                             -----------------------




NAME:                      Frost Gamma Investments Trust
ADDRESS:                   4400 Biscayne Blvd
                           15th Floor
                           Miami, FL 33137

Designated Filer:          Phillip Frost, M.D.

Issuer and Ticker Symbol:  SafeStitch Medical, Inc. (SFES.OB)

Date of Event Requiring
Statement:                 May 27, 2008







FROST GAMMA INVESTMENTS TRUST

         By:      /s/ Phillip Frost, M.D.
                  -----------------------------------
                  Phillip Frost, M.D., Trustee