Commitments And Contingencies	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]
Commitments And Contingencies	11. Commitments and Contingencies Liability Claims At December 31, 2020 and 2019 our unreported loss liability was $1.9 million. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related insurance recoverable amounts were $974,000 and $935,000, respectively. We accrue our estimate of unreported product and tissue processing liability claims as other long-term liabilities and record the related recoverable insurance amounts as other long-term assets. Further analysis indicated that the liability as of December 31, 2020 could be estimated to be as high as $4.0 million, after including a reasonable margin for statistical fluctuations calculated based on actuarial simulation techniques. Employment Agreements The employment agreement of our Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Mr. J. Patrick Mackin, provides for a severance payment, which would become payable upon the occurrence of certain employment termination events, including termination by us without cause. PerClot Technology On September 28, 2010 we entered into a worldwide distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) and a license and manufacturing agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Starch Medical, Inc. (“SMI”), for PerClot, a polysaccharide hemostatic agent used in surgery. The Distribution Agreement has a term of 15 years, but we can terminate it for any reason before the expiration date by providing 180 days’ notice. The Distribution Agreement also contains minimum purchase requirements that expire upon the termination of the Distribution Agreement or following U.S. regulatory approval for PerClot. Separate and apart from the terms of the Distribution Agreement, pursuant to the License Agreement, as amended by a September 2, 2011 technology transfer agreement, we can manufacture and sell PerClot, assuming appropriate regulatory approvals, in the U.S. and certain other jurisdictions and may be required to pay royalties to SMI at certain rates on net revenues of products. We may make additional contingent payments to SMI of up to $1.0 million if certain U.S. regulatory and certain commercial milestones are achieved. We are conducting our pivotal clinical trial to gain approval to commercialize PerClot for surgical indications in the U.S. Enrollment was completed in January 2019. We anticipate Premarket Approval (“PMA”) submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) during the third quarter of 2021. As of December 31, 2020 we had $1.5 million in prepaid royalties, $1.8 million in net intangible assets, and $1.2 million in property and equipment, net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets related to the PerClot product line. If we do not ultimately pursue or receive FDA approval to commercialize PerClot in the U.S., these assets could be materially impaired in future periods.

Commitments And Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]

11. Commitments and Contingencies

Liability Claims

At December 31, 2020 and 2019 our unreported loss liability was $1.9 million. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related insurance recoverable amounts were $974,000 and $935,000, respectively. We accrue our estimate of unreported product and tissue processing liability claims as other long-term liabilities and record the related recoverable insurance amounts as other long-term assets. Further analysis indicated that the liability as of December 31, 2020 could be estimated to be as high as $4.0 million, after including a reasonable margin for statistical fluctuations calculated based on actuarial simulation techniques.

Employment Agreements

The employment agreement of our Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Mr. J. Patrick Mackin, provides for a severance payment, which would become payable upon the occurrence of certain employment termination events, including termination by us without cause.

PerClot Technology

On September 28, 2010 we entered into a worldwide distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) and a license and manufacturing agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Starch Medical, Inc. (“SMI”), for PerClot, a polysaccharide hemostatic agent used in surgery. The Distribution Agreement has a term of 15 years, but we can terminate it for any reason before the expiration date by providing 180 days’ notice. The Distribution Agreement also contains minimum purchase requirements that expire upon the termination of the Distribution Agreement or following U.S. regulatory approval for PerClot. Separate and apart from the terms of the Distribution Agreement, pursuant to the License Agreement, as amended by a September 2, 2011 technology transfer agreement, we can manufacture and sell PerClot, assuming appropriate regulatory approvals, in the U.S. and certain other jurisdictions and may be required to pay royalties to SMI at certain rates on net revenues of products.

We may make additional contingent payments to SMI of up to $1.0 million if certain U.S. regulatory and certain commercial milestones are achieved.

We are conducting our pivotal clinical trial to gain approval to commercialize PerClot for surgical indications in the U.S. Enrollment was completed in January 2019. We anticipate Premarket Approval (“PMA”) submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) during the third quarter of 2021.

As of December 31, 2020 we had $1.5 million in prepaid royalties, $1.8 million in net intangible assets, and $1.2 million in property and equipment, net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets related to the PerClot product line. If we do not ultimately pursue or receive FDA approval to commercialize PerClot in the U.S., these assets could be materially impaired in future periods.