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<CITY>DALLAS
<STATE>TX
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<CONFORMED-NAME>TONEY C FRED
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            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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        <footnote id="F1">The Reporting Person is the managing member of MedCap Management &amp; Research LLC, the general partner of MedCap Partners LP.  The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in the named entity, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.</footnote>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ C. Fred Toney</signatureName>
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