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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(Print or Type Responses)
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 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.7603 103,397 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.7149 102,937 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.6456 101,937 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.5406 100,937 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.4371 99,937 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.49 98,937 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.5349 97,937 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   445 D $ 27.6161 97,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.3451 96,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.4321 95,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.4458 94,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.5277 93,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.5653 92,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.7563 91,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.7681 90,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.8148 89,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.9018 88,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.9238 87,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.8901 86,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.8513 85,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.87 84,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.8823 83,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.8507 82,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.9154 81,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 26.9573 80,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.1675 79,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   1,000 D $ 27.1486 78,492 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   290 D $ 27.1482 78,202 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   110 D $ 26.49 78,092 D  
Common Shares 10/03/2005   S   100 D $ 26.39 77,992 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

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

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* 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).
 
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