Commitments And Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

11. Commitments and Contingencies

Suppliers

The Company entered into an agreement in December 2003, and amended in June 2005, with a fiber supplier ("FS"), a manufacturer of medical and technical membranes for applications like dialysis, to continue to produce the fiber for the OLpur MDHDF filter series.  Pursuant to the agreement, FS is the Company's exclusive provider of the fiber for the OLpur MDHDF filter series in the European Union as well as certain other territories.  On January 18, 2010, the FS notified the Company that it exercised its right to terminate the supply agreement.  Termination of the supply agreement was effective on July 18, 2010.  On June 27, 2011, the Company entered into a License Agreement,  effective July 1, 2011, with Bellco S.r.l., as licensee ("Bellco"), an Italy-based supplier of hemodialysis and intensive care products, for the manufacturing, marketing and sale of Nephros' patented mid-dilution dialysis filters.  The Company does not need to procure fiber for the OLpur MDHDF filter series as a result of this License Agreement.