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Commitments And Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]  
Commitments And Contingencies 11. Commitments and Contingencies 

 

Liability Claims 

 

Our estimated unreported loss liability was $1.9 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the related recoverable insurance amounts were $1.0 million and $974,000, respectively. We accrue our estimate of unreported product and tissue processing liability claims as a component of other long-term liabilities and record the related recoverable insurance amount as a component of Other long-term assets, as appropriate. Further analysis indicated that the estimated liability as of March 31, 2021 could have been as high as $4.1 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 can be terminated for any reason before the expiration date by us 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 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 being in a position to submit Premarket Approval (“PMA”) to the FDA in the third quarter of 2021.

As of March 31, 2021 we had $1.5 million in prepaid royalties, $1.7 million in intangible assets, net, and $1.2 million in property and equipment, net, on our Condensed 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.