Sec Form 4 Filing - WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC @ EnteroMedics Inc - 2011-09-23

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, 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 WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EnteroMedics Inc [ ETRM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below) See Remarks Below (Last) (First) (Middle) 3033 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/23/2011 (Street) MINNEAPOLIS, MN55416 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 04/16/2012 S 14,339 D $ 2.35 2,502,532 I ( 1 ) ( 2 ) See Footnote ( 3 ) Common Stock 04/17/2012 S 11,100 D $ 2.36 2,491,432 I ( 1 ) ( 2 ) See Footnote ( 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 A mount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC 3033 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS, MN55416 X See Remarks Below Whitebox Multi-Strategy Partners LP 3033 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS, MN55416 X See Remarks Below Whitebox L/S Equity Partners LP 3033 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS, MN55416 X See Remarks Below Pandora Select Partners, L.P. 3033 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS, MN55416 X See Remarks Below HFR MASTER TRUSTS 65 FRONT STREET HAMILTON HM 11, D0 X See Remarks Below KOHLER GARY S 3033 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS, MN55416 See Note (4) Signatures /s/ Jonathan D. Wood, Jonathan Wood/COO 04/19/2012 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Shares acquired are held directly by Whitebox Multi-Strategy Partners, L.P. ("WMSP"), Whitebox L/S Equity Partners, L.P. ("WLSEP"), Pandora Select Partners, L.P. ("PSP"), and HFR RVA Combined Master Trust ("HFR"). ( 2 )The general partner of , WMSP is Whitebox Multi-Strategy Advisors, LLC ("WMSA"), WlSEP is Whitebox L/S Equity Advisors, LLC ("WLSEA"), and PSP is Pandora Select Advisors, LLC ("PSA"). The managing member and controlling owner of WMSA, WLSEA, and PSA is Whitebox Advisors, LLC ("WA"). WA is the investment manager authorized and appointed as HFR's agent and attorney-in-fact with the power to direct the affairs of HFR including the power to vote and dispose of the shares of Common Stock held by HFR and decision-making power with respect to the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of such Common Stock. ( 3 )Shares attributable to interests held by WA as Managing Member of WMSA, WLSEA, and PSA, which act as General Partners of WMSP, WLSEP, and PSP which directly hold the shares and as Investment Adviser to HFR.

Remarks: Based on the relationships described in notes (1),(2),(3), and (4) the entities referenced therein may be deemed to constitute a group for purposes of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that WA, WMSA, WMSP, WSCLSEA, WSCLSEP, PSA, PSP, and HFR are a group, or have agreed to act as a group. WA, WMSA, WMSP, WLSEA, WLSEP, PSA, PSP, and HFR, each disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock reported herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest in such shares.Note (4)Previous filings included common stock beneficially attributable to Gary Kohler who may have been deemed part of a group of entities as described in Notes (1), (2), and (3) above for purposes of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Gary Kohler can no longer be deemed an affiliate of WA and can therefore no longer be deemed part of the group described above. Common stock attributable to Gary Kohler will not be included on subsequent Section 16 filings made by WA for EnteroMedics, Inc.

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