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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
Note 15. Commitments and Contingencies
 
Commitments
 
Licenses related to certain intellectual property:
 
The Company licenses certain intellectual property, some of which may be utilized in its current or future product offerings. To preserve the right to use such intellectual property, the Company is required to make annual minimum fixed payments totaling approximately $0.1 million as well as royalties based on net sales if the royalties exceed annual minimum fixed payments. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had accrued royalties of approximately $0.1 million included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
Other commitments:
 
The Company sponsors a 401(k) defined contribution plan covering all eligible U.S. employees (the “401(k) Plan”). Contributions to the 401(k) Plan are discretionary. The Company did not make any matching contributions to the 401(k) Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Contingencies
 
The Company is subject to claims in the ordinary course of business. Except as discussed below, the Company is not currently a party to any pending or threatened litigation, the outcome of which would be expected to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. The Company accrues contingent liabilities to the extent the liability is probable and estimable.

In April 2023, the Company informed the contract manufacturer that had manufactured its Platinum® and Carbon™ instruments that it intended to wind down the relationship and transition to a different contract manufacturer. In October 2023, the former contract manufacturer filed a complaint against the Company in the State of Texas alleging breach of contract and made claims for economic damage and attorney costs. In January 2024, the suit was withdrawn and refiled in the State of Minnesota alleging similar claims. Although it is not possible to determine the potential financial exposure associated with the alleged claim at this time given its early stage, the Company believes it has a meritorious defense and intends to vigorously defend against all claims asserted in the complaint.
 
The Company enters into agreements that contain indemnification provisions with other parties in the ordinary course of business, including business partners, investors, contractors, and the Company’s officers, directors and certain employees. The Company has agreed to indemnify and defend the indemnified party claims and related losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party from actual or threatened third-party claims because of the Company’s activities or non-compliance with certain representations and warranties made by the Company. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential loss under these indemnification provisions due to the Company’s limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in any particular case. To date, losses recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss in connection with the indemnification provisions have not been material.