Edgar Filing: GALAKATOS NICHOLAS

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

GALAKATOS NICHOLAS

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CRITICAL THERAPEUTICS INC [CRTX]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O MPM ASSET MANAGEMENT, 200 CLARENDON STREET, 54TH FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/13/2007

(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02116

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

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/13/2007		J⁽¹⁾		1,000,000 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 0	3,845,876	I	See Footnote ⁽³⁾

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GALAKATOS NICHOLAS C/O MPM ASSET MANAGEMENT 200 CLARENDON STREET, 54TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02116	X

Signatures

/s/ Nicholas Galakatos		02/14/2007
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Pro rata distribution of partnership interests.
(2)	These shares were distributed as follows: 674,200 by MPM BioVentures II-QP, L.P. ("BV II QP"), 74,400 by MPM BioVentures II, L.P. ("BV II"), 14,000 by MPM Asset Management Investors 2001 LLC ("AM 2001") and 237,400 by MPM BioVentures GmbH & Co. Parallel-Beteiligungs KG ("BV KG"). MPM Asset Management II, L.P. ("AM II GP") and MPM Asset Management II LLC ("AM II LLC") are the direct and indirect general partners of BV II QP, BV II and BV KG. Luke Evnin, Ansbert Gadicke, Nicholas Galakatos, Michael Steinmetz and Kurt Wheeler are the members of AM II LLC and AM 2001. The Reporting Person is a member of AM II LLC and AM 2001. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	The shares are held as follows: 2,592,891 by BV II QP, 286,133 by BV II, 53,841 by AM 2001 and 913,011 by BV KG. AM II GP and AM II LLC are the direct and indirect general partners of BV II QP, BV II and BV KG. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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