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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 * CROTHALL KATHERINE D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ANIMAS CORP [PUMP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO and Pres. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ANIMAS CORPORATION, 200 LAWRENCE DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/17/2006 (Street) WEST CHESTER, PA 19380 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 02/17/2006   D   1,236,837 D $ 24.5 (1) 0 D   Common Stock 02/17/2006   D   92,711 D $ 24.5 (1) 0 I See Footnote (2) Common Stock 02/17/2006   D   92,711 D $ 24.5 (1) 0 I See Footnote (3) Common Stock 02/17/2006   D   92,711 D $ 24.5 (1) 0 I See Footnote (4) Common Stock 02/17/2006   D   92,711 D $ 24.5 (1) 0 I See Footnote (5) Common Stock 02/17/2006   D   351,422 D $ 24.5 (1) 0 I See Footnote (6) Common Stock 02/17/2006   D   237,497 D $ 24.5 (1) 0 I See Footnote (7) Common Stock 02/17/2006   D   351,417 D $ 24.5 (1) 0 I By Spouse Common Stock 02/17/2006   D   184,500 D $ 24.5 (1) 0 I See Footnote (8) Common Stock 02/17/2006   D   118,750 D $ 24.5 (1) 0 I See Footnote (9) Common Stock 02/17/2006   D   10,667 D $ 24.5 (1) 0 I See Footnote (10)

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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

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 9.38

02/17/2006

D

166,667

(11)

01/01/2012

Common Stock

166,667

$ 15.12

0

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 9.38

02/17/2006

D

13,334

(12)

12/31/2012

Common Stock

13,334

$ 15.12

0

D

Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 9.38

02/17/2006

D

13,334

(13)

03/01/2012

Common Stock

13,334

$ 15.12

0

I

By Spouse

Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 15

02/17/2006

D

10,668

(14)

12/31/2013

Common Stock

10,668

$ 9.5

0

I

By Spouse

Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 15

02/17/2006

D

4,667

(15)

05/25/2014

Common Stock

4,667

$ 9.5

0

I

By Spouse

Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 17.71

02/17/2006

D

10,000

(16)

05/17/2015

Common Stock

10,000

$ 6.79

0

I

By Spouse

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CROTHALL KATHERINE D C/O ANIMAS CORPORATION 200 LAWRENCE DRIVE WEST CHESTER, PA 19380	X	X	CEO and Pres.

Signatures

/s/ Richard A. Baron, Attorney In Fact for Katherine D. Crothall		02/17/2006
**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)	Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 16, 2005, among Animas Corporation, Johnson & Johnson and Emerald Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (the "Merger Agreement"), each issued and outstanding share of common stock was automatically canceled and was converted into the right to receive a per share amount equal to $24.50 in cash, without interest.
(2)	Katherine D. Crothall is the trustee of the Peter D. Laakmann Trust, which is for the benefit of one of her children. Dr. Crothall disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Dr. Crothall is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3)	Katherine D. Crothall is the trustee of the Christine Laakmann Trust, which is for the benefit of one of her children. Dr. Crothall disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Dr. Crothall is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4)	Katherine D. Crothall is the trustee of the Gayle R. Laakmann Trust, which is for the benefit of one of her children. Dr. Crothall disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Dr. Crothall is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(5)	Katherine D. Crothall is the trustee of the Karen L. Laakmann Trust, which is for the benefit of one of her children. Dr. Crothall disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Dr. Crothall is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(6)	Katherine D. Crothall is the trustee of the Katherine D. Crothall 1999 Descendants Trust, which is for the benefit of her children. Dr. Crothall disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Dr. Crothall is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(7)	Katherine D. Crothall is the trustee of the Katherine D. Crothall Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, which is for the benefit of her children. Dr. Crothall disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Dr. Crothall is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(8)	Katherine D. Crothall's spouse is the trustee of the Graeme A. Crothall 1999 Descendants Trust, which is for the benefit of Dr. Crothall's spouse's children. Dr. Crothall disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Dr. Crothall is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(9)	Katherine D. Crothall's spouse is the trustee of the Graeme A. Crothall Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, which is for the benefit of Dr. Crothall's spouse's children. Dr. Crothall disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Dr. Crothall is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(10)	Katherine D. Crothall's spouse is the trustee of the GK Trust, which is for the benefit of Dr. Crothall's spouse's children. Dr. Crothall disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Dr. Crothall is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(11)	This option, which provided for vesting in five equal annual installments commencing on January 1, 2003, was canceled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, in exchange for a cash payment equal to the excess of the $24.50 per share merger consideration over the per share exercise price of the option, multiplied by the number of shares of common stock subject to the option.
(12)	This option, which provided for vesting in five equal annual installments commencing on December 31, 2003, was canceled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, in exchange for a cash payment equal to the excess of the $24.50 per share merger consideration over the per share exercise price of the option, multiplied by the number of shares of common stock subject to the option.
(13)	This option, which was fully vested, was canceled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, in exchange for a cash payment equal to the excess of the $24.50 per share merger consideration over the per share exercise price of the option, multiplied by the number of shares of common stock subject to the option.
(14)	This option, which provided for vesting in eight equal quarterly installments commencing on March 31, 2004, was canceled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, in exchange for a cash payment equal to the excess of the $24.50 per share merger consideration over the per share exercise price of the option, multiplied by the number of shares of common stock subject to the option.
(15)	This option, which provided for vesting in four equal quarterly installments commencing on June 30, 2004, was canceled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, in exchange for a cash payment equal to the excess of the $24.50 per share merger consideration over the per share exercise price of the option, multiplied by the number of shares of common stock subject to the option.
(16)	This option, which provided for vesting in four equal quarterly installments commencing on August 17, 2005, was canceled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, in exchange for a cash payment equal to the excess of the $24.50 per share merger consideration over the per share exercise price of the option, multiplied by the number of shares of common stock subject to the option.

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