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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Royalty Agreement. The Company has a royalty agreement in place with terms that include payment of royalties of 5% of specified product sales. The agreement terminates the later of 2023 or upon expiration of the underlying patents or patent applications, which is expected to occur after 2023. Parties to the royalty agreement have the right at any time to terminate the agreement immediately for cause. Royalty expense of $877 and $842 was recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and $1,670 and $1,564 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 as a component of Cost of Revenue in the accompanying Condensed and Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Purchase Agreements. The Company enters into standard purchase agreements with vendors in the ordinary course of business, generally with terms that allow cancellation.
Legal. The Company may, from time to time, become a party to legal proceedings. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties and to outcomes of which the financial impacts are not predictable with assurance and that may not be known for extended periods of time. A liability is established once management determines a loss is probable and an amount can be reasonably estimated.
The Company received a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) from the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) in December 2017 stating that it is investigating the Company to determine whether the Company has violated the False Claims Act, relating to the promotion of certain medical devices related to the treatment of atrial fibrillation for off-label use and submitted or caused to be submitted false claims to certain federal and state health care programs for medically unnecessary healthcare services related to the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The CID covers the period from January 2010 to December 2017 and required the production of documents and answers to written interrogatories. The Company had no knowledge of the investigation prior to receipt of the CID. The Company maintains rigorous policies and procedures to promote compliance with the False Claims Act and other applicable regulatory requirements. The Company provided the USDOJ with documents and answers to the written interrogatories. In March 2021, USDOJ informed the Company that its investigation was based on a lawsuit brought on behalf of the United States and various state and local governments under the qui tam provisions of federal and certain state and local False Claims Acts. Although the USDOJ and all of the state and local governments declined to intervene, the relator continues to pursue the case. While the Company is vigorously contesting the case, it is not possible to predict when this matter may be resolved or what impact, if any, the outcome of this matter might have on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
During the first quarter, the Company received a notice of breach under a license agreement regarding its potential underpayment of royalties. The notice asserts that the Company's calculation of royalties payable under the license agreement throughout the agreement term did not include sales of all products that were subject to royalties. The Company disputes the basis of the claim and any potential underpayment. While a loss related to this claim is possible, the Company does not believe such loss is probable or estimable at this time.