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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 * BARRETT BRUCE J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SOMANETICS CORP [SMTS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SOMANETICS CORP, 1653 E. MAPLE RD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/30/2005 (Street) TROY, MI 48083-4208 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 Shares 09/30/2005   M   85,000 A $ 4.75 162,492 D   Common Shares 09/30/2005   S   17,102 D $ 25 145,390 D   Common Shares 09/30/2005   S   2,500 D $ 25.0025 142,890 D   Common Shares 09/30/2005   S   2,500 D $ 25.0009 140,390 D   Common Shares 09/30/2005   S   1,000 D $ 25.041 139,390 D   Common Shares 09/30/2005   S   9,000 D $ 25.1 130,390 D   Common Shares 09/30/2005   S   1,000 D $ 25.094 129,390 D   Common Shares 09/30/2005   S   1,000 D $ 25.0583 128,390 D   Common Shares 09/30/2005   S   3,000 D $ 25.04 125,390 D   Common Shares 09/30/2005   S   1,000 D $ 25.0332 124,390 D   Common Shares 09/30/2005   S   53 D $ 25.2 124,337 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,400 D $ 27.15 122,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.254 121,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.371 120,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.342 119,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.3333 118,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.318 117,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.3144 116,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.24 115,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 A $ 27.2563 114,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.3924 113,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.4982 112,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.6825 111,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.76 110,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.7574 109,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.7777 108,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.7968 107,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.8431 106,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.8671 105,937 D   Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.784 104,937 D

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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)

$ 4.75

09/30/2005

M

85,000

(1)

04/23/2007

Common Shares

85,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BARRETT BRUCE J C/O SOMANETICS CORP 1653 E. MAPLE RD TROY, MI 48083-4208	X		President and CEO

Signatures

Bruce J. Barrett		10/04/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The option vested in one-third equal annual installments commencing April 23, 1998.
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