Asensus Surgical (TRXDW) 10-Q 2012 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, 2012, 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 15, 2012