FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Avista Capital Partners GP, LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/22/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ANGIODYNAMICS INC [ANGO] (Last) (First) (Middle) 65 EAST 55 STREET, 18TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share 5,848,255 I See footnote (1) Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share 1,542,132 I See footnote (2) Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share 2,042,621 I See footnote (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Avista Capital Partners GP, LLC 65 EAST 55 STREET 18TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
Avista Capital Partners, L.P. 65 EAST 55 STREET 18TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
Avista Capital Partners (Offshore), L.P. 65 EAST 55 STREET 18TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
Navilyst Medical Co-Invest, LLC 65 E. 55TH STREET 18TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

Avista Capital Partners GP, LLC By: /s/ Ben Silbert		05/23/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Avista Capital Partners, L.P. By: Avista Capital Partners GP, LLC, its General Partner By: /s/ Ben Silbert		05/23/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Avista Capital Partners (Offshore), LP By: Avista Capital Partners GP, LLC, its General Partner By: /s/ Ben Silbert		05/23/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Navilyst Medical Co-Invest, LLC By: Avista Capital Partners GP, LLC, its Manager By: /s/ Ben Silbert		05/23/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Represents shares of the Issuer held by Avista Capital Partners, L.P. ("ACP"). Avista Capital Partners GP, LLC ("ACP GP") is the general partner of ACP. By virtue of this relationship, ACP GP may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock held by ACP. Each of ACP GP and ACP expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	Represents shares of the Issuer held by Avista Capital Partners (Offshore), LP ("ACP Offshore"). ACP GP is the general partner of ACP Offshore. By virtue of this relationship, ACP GP may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock held by ACP Offshore. Each of ACP GP and ACP Offshore expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	Represents shares of the Issuer held by Navilyst Medical Co-Invest, LLC ("NM Co-Invest"). ACP GP is the managing member of NM Co-Invest. By virtue of this relationship, ACP GP may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock held by NM Co-Invest. Each of ACP GP and NM Co-Invest expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

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