Asensus Surgical (TRXDW) 10-Q 2011 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT
TO 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of SafeStitch Medical, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, James J. Martin, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 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 the Company.

/s/ James J. Martin  

James J. Martin 

Chief Financial Officer
May 16, 2011