NORWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASPM) reported today that on October 5, 2007, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective the shelf registration statement filed with the Commission on August 29, 2007, as amended on October 2, 2007, in connection with the registration for re-sale of an aggregate principal amount of $125 million of 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014, which Aspect Medical Systems issued in a private placement in June 2007, and shares of Aspect Medical Systems common stock, $0.01 par value, which are issuable upon conversion of the notes.