COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Leases As of March 31, 2024, the Company has recorded a lease liability of $2,235 and corresponding right-of-use asset of $2,529 on its condensed consolidated balance sheet Legal Proceedings From time to time, we are involved in various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. IMED Surgical - Software Ownership Dispute On October 16, 2020, the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Orthex, LLC (“Orthex”), the Company’s largest investor, Squadron, and certain other defendants, were named in a lawsuit filed by IMED Surgical, LLC, a New Jersey company ("IMED"), in Broward County, Florida Circuit Court. In the lawsuit, IMED claims, among other things, that it is the rightful owner of certain patented point-and-click planning software being used by the Company, Orthex and Squadron (specifically, U.S. Patent No. 10,258,377 (titled “Point and click alignment method for orthopedic surgeons, and surgical and clinical accessories and devices,” issued on April 16, 2019) (hereinafter, the “’377 Patent”). In June 2019, the Company purchased all the issued and outstanding units of membership interests in Orthex, and all the issued and outstanding shares of stock of Vilex in Tennessee, Inc. for $60,000 in total consideration. Vilex and Orthex are primarily manufacturers of foot and ankle surgical implants, including cannulated screws, fusion devices, surgical staples and bone plates, as well as the Orthex Hexapod technology, a system of rings, struts, implants, hardware accessories, and the Point & Click Software used to treat congenital deformities and limb length discrepancies. On December 31, 2019, the Company divested substantially all of the assets relating to Vilex's adult product offerings to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Squadron, in exchange for a $25,000 reduction in a term note owed to Squadron in connection with the initial acquisition. As part of the sale, the Company also executed an exclusive license arrangement with Squadron providing for perpetual access to certain intellectual property, including the ‘377 Patent. According to the lawsuit, the other defendants, who are unrelated to the Company, assigned the ‘377 Patent to Orthex in violation of certain agreements with IMED. IMED, among other things, requests that the defendants be ordered to convey and assign to IMED all of their rights, title and interests in and to the ’377 Patent and seeks certain compensatory, consequential and unjust enrichment damages from Orthex and the unrelated defendants. On May 13, 2021, the Court ordered the lawsuit stayed pending arbitration. To the extent IMED desires to further pursue the matter, it must first do so through a separate arbitration proceeding. In mid-November 2021, IMED initiated an arbitration proceeding; however, IMED failed to pay the fees it was required to pay for the arbitration to continue, resulting in the arbitration panel terminating the arbitration proceedings in mid-October 2022. In connection with the stay order, the Court also ordered the Company, Orthex and Squadron to give notice to IMED before any attempt to dispose, assign, sell or otherwise encumber the ‘377 Patent. The Company, Orthex and Squadron filed an appeal of this component of the order, but the appellate court affirmed the lower court’s decision. The Company, Orthex and Squadron have not sought to further pursue an appeal of the subject order. On February 3, 2023, the Court partially lifted the stay in this case for the sole purpose of, as clarified by the Court's order on March 7, 2023, "permitting any party to argue any motion challenging the events that occurred which led to the arbitration panel's termination order." No filing was made in response to that order. No further filings were made in this case until October 30, 2023, when defendants filed a motion to dismiss. On December 12, 2023, the Court ordered IMED has until March 13, 2024, to appear before the Court and show cause why this case should not be dismissed for failure to pursue arbitration consistent with the Court’s orders. On March 13, 2024, a hearing took place to discuss the status of IMED’s effort to re-initiate arbitration. Thereafter, on March 25, 2024, the court ordered, if, by April 27, 2024, IMED has not begun arbitration, resolved this case, or substantiated (in the form of an attorney and client declaration) that it has executed an agreement with a litigation funder to pay for arbitration proceedings, to pay the balance due to the subject arbitration association and to re-instate the arbitration, the Court will dismiss this case without prejudice. On April 26, 2024, IMED informed the Court it has executed an agreement with a litigation funder to pay for arbitration proceedings, to pay the balance due to the subject arbitration association, and to reinstate the arbitration, and is in the final stages of resolving the balance due to the subject arbitration association. Although we believe the Company has strong defenses to the IMED lawsuit and we intend to vigorously defend the claims asserted against us, arbitration and litigation can involve complex factual and legal questions, and an adverse resolution of such proceedings could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. Boston O&P Litigation This lawsuit arises from the alleged wrongful death of a patient following his January 2016, tracheal and laryngeal resection procedure at Boston Children’s Hospital, which was performed by two physicians named as defendants in the suit. The Plaintiffs allege that as a result of the patient’s post-operative care, which included placing his neck in a position of flexion in a modified brace provided by Boston O&P, the patient was paralyzed, and years later, he died due to complications caused by his paralysis. The Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Boston O&P on January 5, 2024 as described more fully under Note 3 - Business Combinations and Asset Acquisitions. The lawsuit commenced in December 2018, in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, Massachusetts. The Plaintiffs assert counts of negligence against each individual defendant, lack of informed consent against the physician defendants, failure to warn, breach of warranty and alleged improper use against Boston O&P, and loss of consortium against all defendants. Trial is currently scheduled to begin in December 2025. Although we believe Boston O&P has strong defenses to this lawsuit and we intend to vigorously defend the claims asserted against us, litigation can involve complex factual and legal questions, and an adverse resolution of such proceedings could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. We are not presently a party to any other legal proceedings the outcome of which, if determined adversely to us, would individually or in the aggregate materially affect our financial position or results of operations or cash flows. Purchase Obligations and Performance Requirements As a result of entering into a license agreement for the exclusive distribution of the 7D Surgical FLASH TM Navigation platform during 2021, the Company agreed to a minimum purchase commitment for the first twelve months of that agreement. Additionally, the contract requires future purchase commitments based upon a percentage of historical purchases. As a result and as of March 31, 2024, the remaining purchase commitment under the agreement was $1,820 for the year ended December 31, 2024 and $1,456 for the year ended December 31, 2025. On July 20, 2021, we entered into an amended license agreement, resulting in a five-year extension of our exclusive distribution rights of the FIREFLY Technology. As a component of the agreement the Company is required to meet minimum performance metrics, measured by the number of spine procedures in the fiscal year which used the FIREFLY products against the annual requirement in the agreement. This includes any scheduled surgeries whereby the Company has committed to payment of the product. The number of required surgeries varies each year of the agreement. The Company analyzes its projected achievement of these performance metrics and accrues for any estimated shortfall. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded an expense of $542 based on current estimates. The Company recorded $300 of expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Royalties As of March 31, 2024, we are contracted to pay royalties to individuals and entities that provide research and development services, which range from 0.5% to 20% of sales. |