SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
767 3RD AVENUE
30TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NxStage Medical, Inc. [ NXTM ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/09/2010
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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 12/09/2010 S 2,356 D $22.6039 0 D
Common Stock 2,690,476 I See Footnotes(1)(2)(3)
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
767 3RD AVENUE
30TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ISALY SAMUEL D

(Last) (First) (Middle)
767 3RD AVENUE
30TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. As of December 9, 2010, the Reporting Persons hold indirectly 2,690,476 shares of Common Stock on behalf of other persons who have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends or proceeds from the sale of such securities. Of this amount, OrbiMed Private Investments III, LP ("OPI III"), formerly known as Caduceus Private Investments III, LP, and OrbiMed Associates III, LP ("Associates"), hold 2,665,000 and 25,476 shares, respectively. OrbiMed Capital GP III LLC ("Capital"), pursuant to its authority as the general partner of OPI III, may be considered to hold indirectly 2,665,000 shares of Common Stock and OrbiMed Advisors LLC ("Advisors"), pursuant to its authority as the managing member of Capital and general partner of Associates, may be considered to hold indirectly 2,690,476 shares of Common Stock.
2. Advisors is a registered adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and acts as the general partner, or the managing member of the general partner, of certain collective investment funds that hold shares of the Issuer. Samuel D. Isaly, a natural person, owns a controlling interest in Advisors. Capital is the general partner of OPI III and Advisors is the general partner of Associates and managing member of Capital. Pursuant to those relationships, Advisors and Capital have discretionary investment management authority with respect to the assets of OPI III and Associates. Such authority includes the power to vote and otherwise dispose of securities purchased by OPI III and Associates. The Reporting Persons may be deemed to be a director of the Issuer by virtue of having nominated a representative, currently Jonathan T. Silverstein, to serve on the Issuer's board of directors.
3. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership except to the extent of their pecuniary interest. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are beneficial owners for the purpose of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
/s/ Samuel D. Isaly 12/13/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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