UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  December 10, 2004
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                                  Avitar, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)

     Delaware                           1-15695              06-1174053
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                                           Identification No.)


         65 Dan Road, Canton, MA                          02021
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(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code    (781) 821-2440
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

See the information reported in Item 3.02 below.


Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

The  Registrant  issued a Press Release in reliance on Rule 135a on December 14,
2004  announcing  that it  raised  gross  proceeds  of  $1,285,000  in a private
placement  of  convertible  preferred  stock and  warrants.  A copy of the Press
Release is attached to this Report as an Exhibit.

The  securities  issued  in the  private  placement  were  1,285  shares  of the
Company's Series A Convertible  Preferred Stock and Warrants to purchase 600,000
shares of the Company's  Common  Stock.  The  $1,285,000  of Preferred  Stock is
convertible  into  Common  Stock at the  lesser of $0.12 per share or 85% of the
average  of the  three (3)  lowest  bid  prices  for the ten (10)  trading  days
immediately  prior to the  notice of  conversion,  subject  to  adjustments  and
minimum pricing, and the Warrants are exercisable at $0.126 per share.

Copies of the Agreements  related to this private placement are attached to this
Report as Exhibits.  The Agreements  include the  Registration  Rights Agreement
that requires the Company to register the Common Stock  underlying the Preferred
Stock and  Warrants by filing a  Registration  Statement  with the SEC within 30
days after the closing of the private placement.

Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)Exhibits

1.1      Securities Purchase Agreement

1.2      Registration Rights Agreement

1.3      Warrant

1.4      Press Release Issued on December 14, 2004

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereto duly authorized.


                                       Avitar, Inc.
                                       (Registrant)

Date      December 16, 2004            /s/   JAY LEATHERMAN
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                                       Jay Leatherman,  CFO
                                         (Signature)