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| þ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO      SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES  EXCHANGE ACT OF      1934:     For the fiscal year ended      December 31, 2007 |
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|  ̈ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO      SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF      1934:     For the transition period from      __________ to __________ |
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| Delaware                                                            | 76-0172936                                |
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| (State      or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. employer      identification no.) |

| Securities      registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: | Common Stock, par      value $.001 per share |
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|                                                             | (Title      of Class)                        |

| Large      accelerated filer  þ |  Accelerated      filer   ̈ |
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| Non-accelerated      filer   ̈ (Do not check if      a smaller reporting company) | Smaller      reporting company   ̈ |
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| 31.2 | Certification      of the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer, Steven T. Sobieski, pursuant      to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of  2002. |
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| 32.1 | Certification      of the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul G. Thomas, and Chief      Financial Officer, Steven T. Sobieski, pursuant to Section 906 of the      Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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| Item      15. |        Exhibits,      Financial Statement Schedules |
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| Financial      Statements                                                                               | Page   |
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|                                                                                                    |   |
| Report      of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                            | F-1    |
|                                                                                                    |   |
| Balance      Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006                                                    | F-3    |
|                                                                                                    |   |
| Statements      of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and      2005                 | F-4    |
|                                                                                                    |   |
| Statements      of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and      2005 | F-5    |
|                                                                                                    |   |
| Statements      of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and      2005                 | F-6    |
|                                                                                                    |   |
| Notes      to Financial Statements                                                                      | F-7    |

| 3.1    | Restated      Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to      Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period      ended June 30, 1998, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission      ("the Commission") on August 10, 1998). |
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| 3.2    | Amended      and Restated By-laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the      Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 24,      2007).                                                                                                                              |
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| 10.1   | LifeCell      Corporation Amended and Restated 1992 Stock Option Plan, as amended      (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly      Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 1998, filed with the      Commission on August 10, 1998).                      |
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| 10.2   | LifeCell      Corporation Second Amended and Restated 1993 Non-Employee Director Stock      Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the      Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December      31, 1996).                                 |
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| 10.3   | Employment      Agreement dated as of September 21, 2005 by and between LifeCell      Corporation and Paul G. Thomas (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1      of the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 27,      2005).                                        |
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| 10.4   | Employment      Agreement dated as of September 21, 2005 by and between LifeCell      Corporation and Steven T. Sobieski (incorporated by reference to Exhibit      10.2 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 27,      2005).                                    |
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| 10.5   | Employment      Agreement dated as of September 21, 2005 by and between LifeCell      Corporation and Lisa N. Colleran (incorporated by reference to Exhibit      10.3 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 27,      2005).                                      |

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| 10.6   | Lease      Agreement by and between Maurice M. Weill, Trustee for Branchburg Property      and LifeCell Corporation dated June 17, 1999 (incorporated by reference to      Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the      Commission on November 15, 1999).         |
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| 10.7   | Amendment      dated September 21, 1999 to Lease Agreement by and between Maurice M.      Weill, Trustee for Branchburg Property and LifeCell Corporation      (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company's Annual Report      on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,  2000). |
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| 10.8   | Amendment      dated April 7, 2000 to Lease Agreement by and between Maurice M. Weill,      Trustee for Branchburg Property and LifeCell Corporation (incorporated by      reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for      the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000).       |
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| 10.9   | LifeCell      Corporation Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex B      to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on June      17, 2005).                                                                                                              |
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| 10.10  | First      Amendment to the LifeCell Corporation Equity Compensation Plan      (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company's Annual Report      on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,  2006).                                                                                 |
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| 10.11  | Amendment      dated November 6, 2007 to Lease Agreement by and between Maurice M. Weill,      Trustee for Branchburg Property and LifeCell (incorporated by reference to      Exhibit 10.11 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal      year ended December 31, 2007).                |
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| 14.1   | LifeCell      Corporation Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers (incorporated by      reference to Exhibit 14.1 of the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the      Commission on March 15, 2004.)                                                                                                 |
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| 23.1   | Consent      of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 23.1      to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended      December 31, 2007).                                                                                                                  |
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| 31.1*  | Certification      of the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul G. Thomas, pursuant to      Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                      |
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| 31.2*  | Certification      of the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer, Steven T. Sobieski, pursuant      to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                  |
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| 32.1*  | Certification      of the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul G. Thomas, and Chief      Financial Officer, Steven T. Sobieski, pursuant to Section 906 of the      Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                |

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| Signatures |
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|   | LIFECELL      CORPORATION |
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|   | (Registrant)              |
|   |                      |
|   |                      |
|   | By:                       |   | /s/ Paul G. Thomas |
|   |                      |   | Paul      G. Thomas |
|   |                      |   | President,      Chief Executive Officer and |
|   |                      |   | Chairman      of the Board of Directors |

| Signature                     |   | Title                                                                                  |   | Date                   |
|-------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------|
|                          |   |                                                                                   |   |                   |
|                          |   |                                                                                   |   |                   |
| /s/      Paul G. Thomas       |   | President,      Chief Executive                                                        |   | February      29, 2008 |
| Paul      G. Thomas           |   | Officer      (Principal Executive Officer) and Chairman of the Board of      Directors |   |                   |
|                          |   |                                                                                   |   |                   |
| /s/      Steven T. Sobieski   |   | Vice      President and Chief Financial                                                |   | February      29, 2008 |
| Steven      T. Sobieski       |   | Officer      (Principal Financial Officer)                                             |   |                   |
|                          |   |                                                                                   |   |                   |
| /s/      Bradly C. Tyler      |   | Controller                                                                             |   | February      29, 2008 |
| Bradly      C. Tyler          |   | (Principal      Accounting Officer)                                                    |   |                   |
|                          |   |                                                                                   |   |                   |
| /s/      James G. Foster      |   | Director                                                                               |   | February      29, 2008 |
| James      G. Foster          |   |                                                                                   |   |                   |
|                          |   |                                                                                   |   |                   |
| /s/      David Fitzgerald     |   | Director                                                                               |   | February      29, 2008 |
| David      Fitzgerald         |   |                                                                                   |   |                   |
|                          |   |                                                                                   |   |                   |
| /s/      David W. J. McGirr   |   | Director                                                                               |   | February      29, 2008 |
| David      W. J. McGirr       |   |                                                                                   |   |                   |
|                          |   |                                                                                   |   |                   |
| /s/      Michael R. Minogue   |   | Director                                                                               |   | February      29, 2008 |
| Michael      R. Minogue       |   |                                                                                   |   |                   |
|                          |   |                                                                                   |   |                   |
| /s/      Robert P. Roche, Jr. |   | Director                                                                               |   | February      29, 2008 |
| Robert      P. Roche, Jr.     |   |                                                                                   |   |                   |
|                          |   |                                                                                   |   |                   |
| /s/      Martin P. Sutter     |   | Director                                                                               |   | February      29, 2008 |
| Martin      P. Sutter         |   |                                                                                   |   |                   |

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