EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

NOTE 12 – EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

  Effective May 1, 2008, the SafeStitch 401(k) Plan (the “401k Plan”) permits employees to contribute up to 100% of qualified annual compensation up to annual statutory limitations. Employee contributions may be made on a pre-tax basis to a regular 401(k) account or on an after-tax basis to a “Roth” 401(k) account. The Company contributes to the 401k Plan a “safe harbor” match of 100% of each participant’s contributions to the 401k Plan up to a maximum of 4% of the participant’s qualified annual earnings. The Company recorded 401(k) Plan matching expense of approximately $8,000 and $13,000, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and $4,000 and $15,000, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.