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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase Obligation

The Company is a party to various supply agreements for the manufacture and supply of certain components. The supply agreements commit the Company to a minimum purchase obligation of approximately $5,848 over the next 24 months. The Company expects to meet these requirements.

Royalty and Milestone Payments

In connection with the acquisition of certain intellectual property, the Company paid $2,400 in milestone payments during the year ended December 31, 2022. The milestone payments were contingent upon regulatory clearance and commercialization of the ALLY System. In addition, the Company acquired certain intellectual property, which would result in additional royalty payments at a rate of 3% of certain revenue upon the phacoemulsification features being cleared for commercialization and operational in the ALLY System.

Employee Retention Credit

In March 2020, the United States enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The CARES Act provides for an employee retention credit (“ERC”), which is a refundable tax credit against certain employment taxes paid in 2020 and 2021. The Company filed for the ERC in the amount of approximately $1,600 in the first quarter of 2023. Should the Company receive the full ERC, it will owe $250 in contingent professional fees. Given the uncertainty the ERC will be allowed by the Internal Revenue Service and the amount received, if any, cannot be estimated, the Company has not recognized any amounts in the financial statements as of December 31, 2022.

Legal Matters

The medical device market in which the Company participates is largely technology driven. As a result, intellectual property rights, particularly patents and trade secrets, play a significant role in product development and differentiation. The Company makes provisions for liabilities when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Management believes that there are currently no claims or legal actions that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.