ValveXchange	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
ValveXchange [Abstract]
ValveXchange	6. ValveXchange Preferred Stock Investment In July 2011 the Company purchased shares of series A preferred stock of ValveXchange, Inc. (“ValveXchange”) for approximately $3.5 million. ValveXchange is a private medical device company that was spun off from Cleveland Clinic to develop a lifetime heart valve replacement technology platform featuring exchangeable bioprosthetic leaflets. As ValveXchange’s stock is not actively traded on any public stock exchange, and as the Company’s investment is in preferred stock, the Company initially accounted for this investment using the cost method. The Company initially recorded its investment as a long-term asset, investment in equity securities, on the Company’s Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the fourth quarter of 2013 the Company reevaluated its investment in ValveXchange preferred stock for impairment. Based on this analysis, the Company believed that its investment in ValveXchange was fully impaired as of December 31, 2013, and the impairment was other than temporary. Therefore, in the fourth quarter of 2013 the Company recorded an other non-operating expense of $3.2 million to write-down the remaining value of its investment in ValveXchange preferred stock. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 the carrying value of the Company’s investment in ValveXchange preferred stock was zero. Loan Agreement The Company’s agreement with ValveXchange, as amended, makes available up to $2.0 million to ValveXchange in debt financing through a revolving credit facility (the “Loan”). The Loan includes various affirmative and negative covenants, including financial covenant requirements, and expires on July 30, 2018, unless terminated earlier. Amounts outstanding under the Loan earn interest at an 8% annual rate and are secured by substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of ValveXchange. The Company incurred loan origination costs, net of fees charged to ValveXchange, of approximately $117,000, which are being expensed on a straight-line basis over the expected life of the loan facility. The Company advanced $2.0 million to ValveXchange under this loan in 2012. The $2.0 million advance is recorded as long-term notes receivable on the Company’s Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. During 2013 CryoLife repeatedly notified ValveXchange that ValveXchange was in default of certain loan covenants, due to various factors including ValveXchange’s failure to obtain CryoLife’s consent for certain convertible note financings that ValveXchange previously obtained. In April 2014, in conjunction with ValveXchange’s series B preferred stock fundraising (the “Series B”), CryoLife and ValveXchange entered into an amendment to the Loan agreement pursuant to which CryoLife waived ValveXchange’s previous Loan defaults in exchange for an agreement that 10% of any amounts raised in the Series B in excess of $1.25 million would be paid to CryoLife. As of September 30, 2014 ValveXchange had raised $1.7 million under the Series B. ValveXchange continues to seek additional funding under the Series B. Management believes that ValveXchange will continue to need additional funds to support its short-term and long-term operations, as it is currently not selling any product. Specifically, ValveXchange will need to expand its clinical trial in order to obtain approval to distribute its product in Europe. ValveXchange does not currently have the funds necessary to finance this expansion, and without this expansion, ValveXchange is not expected to be able to generate revenues. However, even if ValveXchange is able to secure additional funds, if those funds are insufficient and ValveXchange cannot meet its business obligations, CryoLife may need to foreclose on the related collateral to secure repayment of the Loan. Although CryoLife currently believes that the value of the collateral is adequate to repay the Loan, there is no guarantee of such adequacy. ValveXchange’s current liquidity position is critical, and without additional funding, ValveXchange will likely be required to cease operations during the fourth quarter of 2014. If ValveXchange is forced to cease operations or seek reorganization in bankruptcy, the Company may be unable to secure full repayment of the Loan. Option Agreement Concurrently with the Loan agreement described above, CryoLife entered into an option agreement with ValveXchange pursuant to which CryoLife obtained (i) the right of first refusal to acquire ValveXchange during a period that extends through the completion of initial commercialization milestones and (ii) the right to negotiate with ValveXchange for European distribution rights. As part of the Series B, CryoLife agreed to forego its rights to negotiate with ValveXchange for European distribution rights. The Company’s rights may be further modified or reduced in connection with a future round of financing.

6. ValveXchange

Preferred Stock Investment

In July 2011 the Company purchased shares of series A preferred stock of ValveXchange, Inc. (“ValveXchange”) for approximately $3.5 million. ValveXchange is a private medical device company that was spun off from Cleveland Clinic to develop a lifetime heart valve replacement technology platform featuring exchangeable bioprosthetic leaflets. As ValveXchange’s stock is not actively traded on any public stock exchange, and as the Company’s investment is in preferred stock, the Company initially accounted for this investment using the cost method. The Company initially recorded its investment as a long-term asset, investment in equity securities, on the Company’s Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets.

During the fourth quarter of 2013 the Company reevaluated its investment in ValveXchange preferred stock for impairment. Based on this analysis, the Company believed that its investment in ValveXchange was fully impaired as of December 31, 2013, and the impairment was other than temporary. Therefore, in the fourth quarter of 2013 the Company recorded an other non-operating expense of $3.2 million to write-down the remaining value of its investment in ValveXchange preferred stock. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 the carrying value of the Company’s investment in ValveXchange preferred stock was zero.

Loan Agreement

The Company’s agreement with ValveXchange, as amended, makes available up to $2.0 million to ValveXchange in debt financing through a revolving credit facility (the “Loan”). The Loan includes various affirmative and negative covenants, including financial covenant requirements, and expires on July 30, 2018, unless terminated earlier. Amounts outstanding under the Loan earn interest at an 8% annual rate and are secured by substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of ValveXchange. The Company incurred loan origination costs, net of fees charged to ValveXchange, of approximately $117,000, which are being expensed on a straight-line basis over the expected life of the loan facility. The Company advanced $2.0 million to ValveXchange under this loan in 2012. The $2.0 million advance is recorded as long-term notes receivable on the Company’s Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

During 2013 CryoLife repeatedly notified ValveXchange that ValveXchange was in default of certain loan covenants, due to various factors including ValveXchange’s failure to obtain CryoLife’s consent for certain convertible note financings that ValveXchange previously obtained. In April 2014, in conjunction with ValveXchange’s series B preferred stock fundraising (the “Series B”), CryoLife and ValveXchange entered into an amendment to the Loan agreement pursuant to which CryoLife waived ValveXchange’s previous Loan defaults in exchange for an agreement that 10% of any amounts raised in the Series B in excess of $1.25 million would be paid to CryoLife. As of September 30, 2014 ValveXchange had raised $1.7 million under the Series B. ValveXchange continues to seek additional funding under the Series B.

Management believes that ValveXchange will continue to need additional funds to support its short-term and long-term operations, as it is currently not selling any product. Specifically, ValveXchange will need to expand its clinical trial in order to obtain approval to distribute its product in Europe. ValveXchange does not currently have the funds necessary to finance this expansion, and without this expansion, ValveXchange is not expected to be able to generate revenues. However, even if ValveXchange is able to secure additional funds, if those funds are insufficient and ValveXchange cannot meet its business obligations, CryoLife may need to foreclose on the related collateral to secure repayment of the Loan. Although CryoLife currently believes that the value of the collateral is adequate to repay the Loan, there is no guarantee of such adequacy. ValveXchange’s current liquidity position is critical, and without additional funding, ValveXchange will likely be required to cease operations during the fourth quarter of 2014. If ValveXchange is forced to cease operations or seek reorganization in bankruptcy, the Company may be unable to secure full repayment of the Loan.

Option Agreement

Concurrently with the Loan agreement described above, CryoLife entered into an option agreement with ValveXchange pursuant to which CryoLife obtained (i) the right of first refusal to acquire ValveXchange during a period that extends through the completion of initial commercialization milestones and (ii) the right to negotiate with ValveXchange for European distribution rights. As part of the Series B, CryoLife agreed to forego its rights to negotiate with ValveXchange for European distribution rights. The Company’s rights may be further modified or reduced in connection with a future round of financing.