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Related Person Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Person Transactions
Related Person Transactions
A member of the Company’s Board of Directors is an executive officer of Synecor, LLC. Various research and development services were purchased by the Company from Synecor, LLC and its wholly owned subsidiary Synchrony Labs LLC. These purchases were approved by the Audit Committee and totaled approximately $0 and $24,000 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
A member of the Company's Board of Directors is an executive officer of Sofar S.p.A. Various equipment was purchased by the Company from Sofar S.p.A. and totaled approximately $26,000 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
In March 2018, TransEnterix Europe entered into a Service Supply Agreement with 1 Med S.A. for certain regulatory consulting services. Andrea Biffi, a current member of the Company’s Board of Directors, owns a non-controlling interest in 1 Med S.A. Expenses under the Service Supply Agreement were approximately $12,000 and $71,000 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.