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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
10. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company conducts its operations in leased facilities and leases equipment under non-cancelable operating leases expiring at various dates to 2013.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more at December 31, 2011 are: $44,400 – 2012 and $11,400 – 2013.

Total rental expense under operating leases was $42,400 in both 2011 and 2010.

The Company has an employment agreement, expiring in May 2013, with Michael A. Feinstein, M.D., its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. The employment agreement contains one-year renewal provisions that become effective after the original term. Dr. Feinstein receives base compensation of $85,000 per year plus a performance bonus determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. In 2011, the Company entered into an employment agreement, expiring in 2014, with Terry W. Stovold, its Director of Operations and Sales whereby Mr. Stovold receives a salary set by the Company’s Board of Directors, currently set at $75,000, along with a commission of seven percent on sales generated by his efforts. The employment agreement contains one-year renewal provisions that become effective after the original term. Future minimum compensation payments under these employment agreements are: $160,000 to be paid in 2012; $110,400 to be paid in 2013 and $18,800 to be paid in 2014.

From time to time, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business.