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Note 4 - Certain Balance Sheet Components -10-Q
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Dec. 31, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements    
Supplemental Balance Sheet Disclosures [Text Block]

4.

CERTAIN BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS

 

 

(a)

Inventory, Net

 

Inventory, net of provisions for potentially excess, obsolete, or impaired goods, consists of the following (in thousands):

 

  

March 31, 2026

  

December 31, 2025

 

Raw materials

 $6,002  $6,125 

Work in process

  2,509   2,533 

Finished goods

  1,947   1,478 
  $10,458  $10,136 
         

Allowance for excess and obsolete inventory

  (3,013)  (2,833)

Inventory, net

 $7,445  $7,303 

 

 

(b)

Property and Equipment, Net

 

Property and equipment, net consists of the following (in thousands):

 

  

 

  

 

 
  

March 31, 2026

  

December 31, 2025

 

Equipment

 $675  $675 

Furniture and fixtures

  6   6 

Leasehold improvements

  127   101 

Total cost

  808   782 
         

Less: accumulated depreciation

  (624)  (599)

Property and equipment, net

 $184  $183 

 

Depreciation expense was $25,000, of which $5,000 was included in cost of goods sold, and $19,000, of which $5,000 was included in cost of goods sold, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

 

 

(c)

Intangible Assets, Net

 

Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

 

  

March 31, 2026

 
  

Gross

      

Net

 
  

Carrying

  

Accumulated

  

Carrying

 
  

Amount

  

Amortization

  

Value

 

Developed Technology

 $760  $(285) $475 

Trade Name

  120   (108)  12 

Total

 $880  $(393) $487 

 

  

December 31, 2025

 
  

Gross

      

Net

 
  

Carrying

  

Accumulated

  

Carrying

 
  

Amount

  

Amortization

  

Value

 

Developed Technology

 $760  $(269) $491 

Trade Name

  120   (102)  18 

Total

 $880  $(371) $509 

 

Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, was $22,000, of which $16,000 was included in cost of goods sold for each period.

 

As of March 31, 2026, developed technology and trade name had remaining lives of 7.5 and 0.5 years, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):

 

  

March 31, 2026

 

2026 (nine months remaining)

 $66 

2027

  87 

2028

  82 

2029

  64 

2030

  63 

Thereafter

  125 

Total

 $487 

 

 

(d)

Other Accrued Liabilities

 

Other accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

 

  

March 31, 2026

  

December 31, 2025

 

Accrued compensation

 $664  $574 

Accrued clinical and manufacturing expenses

  173   190 

Accrued professional and consulting services

  644   594 

Other liabilities, current portion

  499   499 

Total other accrued liabilities

 $1,980  $1,857 

 

Accrued compensation includes sales commissions, payroll, employee paid time off, and employee and executive officer bonuses. Accrued clinical and manufacturing expenses represent royalties payable under a ten-year worldwide licensing agreement related to intellectual property covering the design and production of valves used in the SynCardia TAH and service costs on drivers returned, mostly from customers outside the U.S. The sums due to the vendor are secured by the license agreement, which is expired. Accrued professional and consulting services represent payables related to legal, accounting, and valuation services provided in preparation of the Company’s period end reporting. At the end of 2023, the Company’s management made the decision to terminate its sales and distribution agreement with State of the Art Medical Products, Inc. In connection with the termination of the agreement, the Company agreed to pay a termination penalty of $505,085, payable at $21,045 per month over a period of 24 months and a refund of $415,000 for returned inventory payable on May 1, 2025. Any payments not paid on the due dates are subject to a monthly interest of 1%. On September 30, 2025, $500,000 of the termination penalty was paid. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, a termination penalty of $5,000 is included in other accrued liabilities. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, $98,000 and $90,000, respectively, of interest for the termination penalty is included in accounts payable. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the balance due for returned inventory of $320,000 is included in accounts payable.

4.

CERTAIN BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS

 

 

(a)

Inventories, Net

 

Inventories, net of provisions for potentially excess, obsolete or impaired goods, consists of the following (in thousands):

 

  

December 31, 2025

  

December 31, 2024

 

Raw materials

 $6,125  $6,319 

Work in process

  2,533   2,764 

Finished goods

  1,478   1,443 
  $10,136  $10,526 
         

Allowance for excess and obsolete inventory

  (2,833)  (2,411)

Inventories, net

 $7,303  $8,115 

 

 

(b)

Property and Equipment, Net

 

Property and equipment, net consists of the following (in thousands):

 

  

December 31, 2025

  

December 31, 2024

 

Equipment

 $675  $643 

Furniture and fixtures

  6   6 

Leasehold improvements

  101   101 

Total cost

 $782  $750 
         

Less: accumulated depreciation

  (599)  (523)

Property and equipment, net

 $183  $227 

 

Depreciation expense was $76,000, of which $27,000 was included in cost of goods sold, and $138,000, of which $28,000 was included in cost of goods sold, for the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company disposed of no equipment and $74,000 of equipment, respectively.

 

 

(c)

Intangible Assets, Net

 

Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

 

  

December 31, 2025

 
  Gross Carrying Amount  

Accumulated Amortization

  Net Carrying Value 

Developed Technology

 $760  $(269) $491 

Trade Name

  120   (102)  18 

Total

 $880  $(371) $509 

 

  

December 31, 2024

 
  

Gross Carrying Amount

  

Accumulated Amortization

  

Net Carrying Value

 

Developed Technology

 $760  $(206) $554 

Trade Name

  120   (78)  42 

Total

 $880  $(284) $596 

 

Amortization expense was $87,000 for both years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

 

As of December 31, 2025, developed technology and trade name had remaining lives of 7.75 and 0.75 years, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):

 

  

December 31, 2025

 

2026

 $87 

2027

  87 

2028

  82 

2029

  64 

2030

  63 

Thereafter

  126 

Total

 $509 

 

 

(d)

Other Accrued Liabilities

 

Other accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

 

  

December 31, 2025

  

December 31, 2024

 

Accrued compensation

 $574  $941 

Accrued clinical and manufacturing expenses

  190   617 

Accrued professional and consulting services

  594   51 

Other liabilities, current portion

  499   493 

Total other accrued liabilities, current portion

  1,857   2,102 

Other liabilities, noncurrent portion

  -   - 

Total current and noncurrent other accrued liabilities

 $1,857  $2,102 

 

Accrued compensation includes sales commissions, payroll, employee PTO, and employee NEO bonuses. Accrued clinical and manufacturing expenses represent royalties payable under a ten-year worldwide licensing agreement related to intellectual property covering the design and production of valves used in the SynCardia TAH and service costs on drivers returned, mostly from customers outside the U.S. The sums due to the vendor are secured by the license agreement, which has expired. Accrued professional and consulting services represent payables related to legal, accounting, and valuation services provided in preparation of the Company’s potential acquisition or its initial public offering. At the end of 2023, the Company’s management made the decision to terminate its sales and distribution agreement with State of the Art Medical Products, Inc. (SOTA). In connection with the termination of the agreement, the Company agreed to pay a termination penalty of $505,085, payable at $21,045 per month over a period of 24 months and a refund of $415,000 for returned inventory payable on May 1, 2025. Any payments not received on the due dates are subject to a monthly interest of 1%. As of December 31, 2025, $500,000 plus $94,915 in interest on the termination penalty was paid. As of December 31, 2025, outstanding balances related to the termination penalty and the refund for returned inventory amounted to $0 and $415,000, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, outstanding balances related to the termination penalty and the refund for returned inventory amounted to $505,085 and $415,000, respectively.