Asensus Surgical (TRXDW) 10-K 2010 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT
TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K of SafeStitch Medical, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of SafeStitch Medical, Inc.

By:	/s/ James J. MartinJames J. Martin
	Chief Financial Officer
	March 30, 2011

The certification set forth above is being furnished as an Exhibit solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes—Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document of SafeStitch Medical, Inc. or the certifying officers