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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Number of shares of common stock outstanding. Common stock represent the ownership interest in a corporation.

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Amount of consideration received by subsidiary or equity investee in exchange for shares of stock issued or sold. Includes amount of cash received, fair value of noncash assets received, and fair value of liabilities assumed by the investor.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 05, 2016	Jul. 07, 2016	May 26, 2016	May 09, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 03, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 19, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Common stock shares outstanding					38,957,855		28,722,855
Director [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Ownership percentage					33.00%
Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| D-Vasive, Inc [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Refundable advance paid	$ 70
D-Vasive, Inc [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Value of cash exchanged for business assets acquisition				$ 300
Number of shares exchanged for business assets acquisition				23,800,000
Number of share limit for listing								43,800,000
Demonsaw LLC [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of shares exchanged for business assets acquisition		43,800,000	20,000,000
Outstanding membership interests percentage						46.00%
Common stock shares outstanding						2,000,000