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Note 4 - Certain Balance Sheet Components
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
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):

 

  

June 30, 2026

  

December 31, 2025

 

Raw materials

 $6,005  $6,125 

Work in process

  2,111   2,533 

Finished goods

  1,294   1,478 
  $9,410  $10,136 
         

Allowance for excess and obsolete inventory

  (3,440)  (2,833)

Inventory, net

 $5,970  $7,303 

 

 

(b)

Property and Equipment, Net

 

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

 

  

June 30, 2026

  December 31, 2025 

Equipment

 $700  $675 

Furniture and fixtures

  6   6 

Leasehold improvements

  101   101 

Total cost

  807   782 
         

Less: accumulated depreciation

  (645)  (599)

Property and equipment, net

 $162  $183 

 

Depreciation expense was $44,000, of which $32,000 was included in cost of goods sold, and $39,000, of which $9,000 was included in cost of goods sold, for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

 

 

 

(c)

Intangible Assets, Net

 

Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

 

  

June 30, 2026

 
  

Gross

      

Net

 
  

Carrying

  

Accumulated

  

Carrying

 
  

Amount

  

Amortization

  

Value

 

Developed Technology

 $760  $(301) $459 

Trade Name

  120   (114)  6 

Total

 $880  $(415) $465 

 

  

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 six months ended June 30, 2026 was $44,000, of which $32,000 was included in cost of goods. Amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $43,000, of which $32,000 was included in cost of goods sold.

 

As of June 30, 2026, developed technology and trade name had remaining lives of 7.25 and 0.25 years, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):

 

  

June 30,2026

 

2026 (six months remaining)

 $44 

2027

  64 

2028

  63 

2029

  63 

2030

  63 

Thereafter

  168 

Total

 $465 

 

 

(d)

Other Accrued Liabilities

 

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

 

  

June 30, 2026

  

December 31, 2025

 

Accrued compensation

 $495  $574 

Accrued clinical and manufacturing expenses

  173   190 

Accrued professional and consulting services

  274   594 

Other liabilities, current portion

  515   499 

Total other accrued liabilities, current portion

 $1,457  $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 June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, a termination penalty of $5,000 is included in other accrued liabilities. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, $110,000 and $90,000, respectively, of interest for the termination penalty is included in accounts payable. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the balance due for returned inventory of $320,000 is included in accounts payable.