UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 26, 2006

SYNERGETICS USA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		000-51602 (Commission File Number)		20-5715943 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3845 Corporate Centre Drive O’Fallon, Missouri (Address of principal executive offices)		63368 (Zip Code)

(636) 939-5100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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o		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.
o		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

     On October 26, 2006, Synergetics USA, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing new developments in a lawsuit filed against the Company in October 2005 by Iridex Corporation. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
No.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press release of Synergetics USA, Inc., dated October 26, 2006.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: October 26, 2006