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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Joyce Thomas Patrick JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DANAHER CORP /DE/ [DHR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP (Last) (First) (Middle) 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, 12TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/28/2011 (Street) WASHINGTON, DC 20006 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 01/28/2011   G V 2,150 D $ 0 1,384 D   Common Stock 02/01/2011   G V 645 D $ 0 739 D   Common stock 02/22/2011   M   13,500 A $ 0 (1) 118,329 (2) D   Common stock 02/22/2011   F   5,546 D $ 50.47 112,783 D   Common stock 02/23/2011   M   7,000 A $ 0 (1) 112,783 (2) D   Common stock 02/23/2011   F   2,876 D $ 49.59 109,907 D   Common Stock               49,951 I 401(k) plan

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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

Employee stock option (right to buy)

$ 49.59

02/23/2011

A

77,420

(3)

02/23/2021

Common stock

77,420

$ 0

77,420

D

Performance based restricted stock units

$ 0 (1)

02/22/2011

M

13,500

02/22/2011

02/22/2011

Common Stock

13,500

$ 0 (1)

13,500

D

Performance based restricted stock units

$ 0 (1)

02/23/2011

M

7,000

02/23/2011

02/23/2011

Common Stock

7,000

$ 0 (1)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Joyce Thomas Patrick JR 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW 12TH FLOOR WASHINGTON, DC 20006			EVP

Signatures

James F. O'Reilly, attorney-in-fact for Thomas P. Joyce, Jr.		02/24/2011
**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)	Each performance based restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of Company common stock.
(2)	Since November 2010, all of the performance based RSUs held by the reporting person as to which the peformance criteria have been satisfied have been reflected in Table I of the reporting person's Section 16 filings as directly owned shares and not as derivative securities. When the reporting person was originally awarded the RSUs as to which this filing is being made, they were reported as derivative securities in Table II and as a result this form is being filed to reflect the vesting and distribution of those shares (even though such RSUs have been reflected as directly owned shares (and not derivative securities) in the reporting person's filings since November 2010).
(3)	Fifty percent of the options granted vest on each of the fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date.

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