Ownership Submission
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 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 *
ZWANZIGER RON
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC [IMA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, CEO & President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/19/2006
(Street)

WALTHAM, MA 02453
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 Stock 12/19/2006   X   213,321 (1) A $ 17.15 1,769,902 I See Footnote (3)
Common Stock               649,343 (2) D  
Common Stock               785,783 (2) (4) I See Footnote (5)
Common Stock               2,600 (6) I See Footnote (7)
Common Stock               9,450 (6) I See Footnote (8)

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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
Common Stock Warrants (right to buy) $ 17.15 12/19/2006   X     385,000 (1)   (9) 12/19/2006 Common Stock 385,000 (10) 0 I See Footnote (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ZWANZIGER RON
51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200
WALTHAM, MA 02453
  X     Chairman, CEO & President  

Signatures

 /s/ Jay McNamara, Attorney in Fact   01/23/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* 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).
(1) Transaction reflects the automatic net issuance, immediately prior to its expiration, of a warrant to purchase 385,000 shares of common stock at $17.15 per share, resulting in the acquisition of 213,321 shares of common stock.
(2) Reflects securities previously reported as Common Stock - Restricted, which have subsequently vested.
(3) These securities are owned by Zwanziger Family Ventures, LLC, an LLC managed by the reporting person and the reporting person's spouse.
(4) Reflects securities contributed to/distributed from a grantor retained annuity trust for which the reporting person is a trustee since the reporting person's last report.
(5) These securities are owned by a grantor retained annuity trust for which the reporting person is the trustee.
(6) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 for any purpose.
(7) These securities are owned by the reporting person's spouse.
(8) Those securities are owned by a private charitable foundation where the reporting person and the reporting person's spouse along with three others serve as directors on the board. The reporting person and his spouse have recused themselves from any discussion or consideration of the charitable foundation's disposition of these securities.
(9) 12/20/01
(10) This derivative security does not have a price

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