10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020

OR

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 001-33624

SINTX Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	84-1375299
(State or other jurisdiction	(IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)

1885 West 2100 South, Salt Lake City, UT	84119
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(801) 839-3500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	SINT	The NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: Yes [X] No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files); Yes [X] No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer	[  ]	Accelerated filer	[  ]
Non-accelerated filer	[  ]	Smaller reporting company	[X]
		Emerging growth company	[  ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes [  ] No [X]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

11,791,087 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, were outstanding at May 11, 2020.

SINTX Technologies, Inc.

Table of Contents

Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)	3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)	4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited)	5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)	6
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	7
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	17
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	23
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	23
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	24
Item 1A. Risk Factors	24
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	24
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	24
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures	24
Item 5. Other Information	24
Item 6. Exhibits	25
Signatures	26

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SINTX Technologies, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

	March 31, 2020			December  31, 2019
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,224		$	1,787
Account and other receivables, net of allowance of $0 and $0, respectively		106			136
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		471			310
Inventories, net		207			106
Notes receivable, current portion		1,982			1,724
Total current assets		10,990			4,063
Inventories, net		505			533
Property and equipment, net		194			190
Intangible assets, net		40			41
Long-term note receivable, net of current portion		1,361			1,944
Operating lease right-of-use-asset		2,238			2,341
Other long-term assets		35			35
Total assets	$	15,363		$	9,147
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	173		$	191
Accrued liabilities		962			1,266
Derivative liabilities		826			220
Current portion of operating lease liability		372			360
Current portion of debt		7			6
Other current liabilities		23			23
Total current liabilities		2,363			2,066
Operating lease liability, net of current portion		1,782			1,867
Long term debt		10			12
Total liabilities		4,155			3,945
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity:
Convertible preferred stock Series B, $0.01 par value, 130,000,000 total shares authorized inclusive of all series of preferred; 249 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.		-			-
Convertible preferred stock Series C, $0.01 par value, 130,000,000 total shares authorized inclusive of all series of preferred; 232 shares and 0 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.		-			-
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; 11,778,746 shares, and 2,434,009 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.		118			24
Additional paid-in capital		243,999			239,256
Accumulated deficit		(232,909	)		(234,078	)
Total stockholders’ equity		11,208			5,202
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	15,363		$	9,147

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019, has been prepared using information from the audited consolidated balance sheet as of that date.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SINTX Technologies, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - Unaudited

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020			2019
Product revenue	$	207		$	97
Costs of revenue		166			79
Gross profit		41			18
Operating expenses:
Research and development		994			718
General and administrative		764			971
Sales and marketing		137			59
Total operating expenses		1,895			1,748
Loss from operations		(1,854	)		(1,730	)
Other income (expenses):
Interest expense		(1	)		-
Interest income		104			122
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities		4,166			(21	)
Offering costs associated with warrant derivatives		(1,246	)		-
Total other income, net		3,023			101
Net income (loss) before income taxes		1,169			(1,629	)
Provision for income taxes		-			-
Net income (loss)		1,169			(1,629	)
Deemed dividend related to the beneficial conversion feature and accretion of a discount on preferred stock		(9,284	)		-
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(8,115	)	$	(1,629	)
Net loss per share – basic and diluted
Basic – net income (loss)	$	0.19		$	(2.24	)
Basic - deemed dividend and accretion of a discount on conversion of preferred stock		(1.54	)		-
Basic – attributable to common stockholders	$	(1.35	)	$	(2.24	)
Diluted – loss	$	(0.37	)	$	(2.24	)
Diluted - deemed dividend and accretion of a discount on conversion of preferred stock		(1.16	)		-
Diluted – attributable to common stockholders	$	(1.53	)	$	(2.24	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		6,020,889			726,455
Diluted		8,035,392			726,455

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SINTX Technologies, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity - Unaudited

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

	Preferred B Stock				Preferred C Stock				Common Stock				Paid-In		Accumulated			Total
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Equity
Balance as of December 31, 2018		4,074	$	-		-	$	-		726,455	$	7	$	237,673	$	(229,281	)	$	8,399
Net loss		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		(1,629	)		(1,629	)
Balance as of March 31, 2019		4,074	$	-		-	$	-		726,455	$	7	$	237,673	$	(230,910	)	$	6,770

	Preferred B Stock				Preferred C Stock					Common Stock				Paid-In			Accumulated			Total
	Shares		Amount		Shares			Amount		Shares		Amount		Capital			Deficit			Equity
Balance as of December 31, 2019		249	$	-		-		$	-		2,434,009	$	24	$	239,256		$	(234,078	)	$	5,202
Extinguishment of derivative liability upon exercise of warrant		-		-		-			-		3,128,895		32		1,525			-			1,557
Issuance of common stock from the exercise of warrants for cash		-		-		-			-		100		-		-			-			-
Preferred stock issued for cash		-		-		9,440			-		-		-		3,112			-			3,112
Common stock issued on conversion of preferred stock		-		-		(9,208	)		-		6,215,742		62		(62	)		-			-
Issuance of agent warrants		-		-		-			-		-		-		168			-			168
Beneficial conversion feature on issuance of convertible preferred stock		-		-		-			-		-		-		3,111			-			3,111
Deemed dividend related to the issuance of preferred stock		-		-		-			-		-		-		(3,111	)		-			(3,111	)
Accretion of convertible preferred stock discount		-		-		-			-		-		-		6,173			-			6,173
Deemed dividend related to the conversion of preferred stock		-		-		-			-		-		-		(6,173	)		-			(6,173	)
Net income		-		-		-			-		-		-		-			1,169			1,169
Balance as of March 31, 2020		249	$	-		232		$	-		11,778,746	$	118	$	243,999		$	(232,909	)	$	11,208

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SINTX Technologies, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited

(in thousands)

	Three months Ended March 31,
	2020			2019
Cash Flow From Operating Activities
Net income (loss)	$	1,169		$	(1,629	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation expense		16			26
Amortization of right of use asset		104			159
Amortization of intangible assets		1			1
Non-cash interest income		(91	)		(122	)
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities		(4,166	)		21
Offering Costs		325			-
Bad debt expense		-			84
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable		30			134
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(320	)		(7	)
Inventories		(73	)		(57	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(320	)		(79	)
Payments on operating lease liability		(73	)		(230	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(3,398	)		(1,699	)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Purchase of property and equipment		(21	)		-
Proceeds from notes receivable, net of imputed interest		417			416
Net cash provided by investing activities		396			416
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock		3,112			-
Proceeds from issuance of warrant derivative liabilities		6,328			-
Payments on debt		(1	)		-
Net cash provided by financing activities		9,439			-
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		6,437			(1,283	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,787			5,447
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	8,224		$	4,164
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities
Reduction of derivative liability due to exercise of warrants	$	1,556		$	-
Change in par value due to conversion of preferred stock to common stock		92			-
Right-of-use assets and assumption of operating lease liability		-			659
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest	$	1		$	-

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SINTX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

SINTX Technologies, Inc. (“SINTX” or “the Company”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware on December 10, 1996. SINTX is an OEM ceramics company that develops and commercializes silicon nitride for medical and non-medical applications. The core strength of SINTX is the manufacturing, research, and development of silicon nitride ceramics for external partners. The Company presently manufactures silicon nitride material and components in its FDA registered and ISO 13485 certified facility. The Company believes it is the first and only manufacturer to use silicon nitride in medical applications. The Company’s products are primarily sold in the United States.

Reverse Stock Split

On July 26, 2019 the Company effected a 1 for 30 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock. The par value and the authorized shares of the common and convertible preferred stock were not adjusted as a result of the reverse stock split. All common stock shares, equivalents, and per-share amounts for all periods presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements have been adjusted retroactively to reflect the reverse stock split.

Basis of Presentation

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and include all assets and liabilities of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, ST Sub, Inc. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

SEC rules and regulations allow the omission of certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and, so long as the statements are not misleading. In the opinion of management, these financial statements and accompanying notes contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented herein. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2020. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020. The Company’s significant accounting policies are set forth in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

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Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. As of March 31, 2020, the most significant estimates relate to inventory, long-lived and intangible assets, the liability for preferred stock and common stock warrants, and the derivative liabilities.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue to operate as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business, and does not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from uncertainty related to its ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company generated a net income of $1.2 million and incurred a net loss of $1.6 million, respectively, and used cash in operations of $3.4 million and $1.7 million, respectively. The Company had an accumulated deficit of $233 million and $234 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. To date, the Company’s operations have been principally financed from proceeds from the issuance of preferred and common stock and, to a lesser extent, cash generated from product sales. It is anticipated that the Company will continue to generate operating losses and use cash in operations. The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to increase sales, and/or raise additional funds through the capital markets. Whether and when the Company can attain profitability and positive cash flows from operations or obtain additional financing is uncertain.

The Company is actively generating additional scientific and clinical data to have it published in leading industry publications. The unique features of our silicon nitride material are not well known, and we believe the publication of such data would help sales efforts as the Company approaches new prospects. The Company is also making additional changes to the sales strategy, including a focus on revenue growth by expanding the use of silicon nitride in other areas outside of spinal fusion applications.

The Company has common stock that is publicly traded and has been able to successfully raise capital when needed since the date of the Company’s initial public offering in February 2014. On February 6, 2020, the Company closed on a rights offering to its stockholders of units, consisting of convertible preferred stock and warrants, for gross proceeds of $9.4 million, which excludes underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company entered into an at-the-market (ATM) equity distribution agreement in which the Company may sell, from time to time, shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $2.5 million. The Company sold 527,896 shares during the year ended December 31, 2019, raising approximately $1.5 million net of issuance cost of $0.2 million. As of March 31, 2020, the Company is eligible to raise an additional $0.8 million under this offering (see Note 8).

On October 1, 2018, the Company sold the retail spine business to CTL Medical. The sale included a $6 million noninterest bearing note receivable payable over a 36-month term. The 36-month term of the note receivable requires 18 payments of $138,889 followed by 18 payments of $194,444, with maturing of the note receivable to occur October 1, 2021. The Company expects cash flows totaling $0.1 million in April 2020, the last month of the initial 18-month payment period and cash flows of $3.5 million for the following eighteen months.

Management has concluded that together with its existing capital resources and availability under its existing ATM offering and payments on the note receivable from the sale of the Spine business will be sufficient to fund operations for at least the next 12 months, or through May 2021.

Risks Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

The recent outbreak of COVID-19 originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has since spread to multiple countries, including the United States and several European countries. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the United States and global economies and may affect the Company’s operations and those of third parties on which the Company relies. While the potential economic impact brought by, and the duration of, the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult to assess or predict, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global financial markets may reduce the Company’s ability to access capital, which could negatively impact the Company’s short-term and long-term liquidity. The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is highly uncertain and subject to change. The Company does not yet know the full extent of potential delays or impacts on its business, financing or other activities or on healthcare systems or the global economy as a whole. However, these effects could have a material impact on the Company’s liquidity, capital resources, operations and business and those of the third parties on which we rely.

Significant Accounting Policies

Except as explained below, no material changes were made to the Company’s significant accounting policies as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

The Company has reviewed all recently issued, but not yet adopted, accounting standards, in order to determine their effects, if any, on its results of operations, financial position or cash flows. Based on that review, the Company believes that no other pronouncements will have a significant effect on its financial statements.

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2. Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Common Share

Basic net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period, without consideration for common stock equivalents. Diluted net loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of common share equivalents outstanding for the period that are determined to be dilutive. Common stock equivalents are primarily comprised of preferred stock and warrants for the purchase of common stock. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, there is no difference in the number of shares and net loss used to calculate basic and diluted shares outstanding because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. The Company had potentially dilutive securities, totaling approximately 2.7 million and 0.7 million as of March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Below are basic and diluted loss per share data for the three months ended March 31, 2020, which are in thousands except for share and per share data:

	Basic Calculation			Effect of Dilutive Warrant Securities			Diluted Calculation
Numerator:
Net income (loss)	$	1,169		$	(4,166	)	$	(2,997	)
Deemed dividend and accretion of a discount		(9,284	)		-			(9,284	)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(8,115	)	$	(4,166	)	$	(12,281	)
Denominator:
Number of shares used in per common share calculations:		6,020,889			2,014,503			8,035,392
Net loss per common share:
Net income (loss)	$	0.19		$	(0.56	)	$	(0.37	)
Deemed dividend and accretion of a discount		(1.54	)		0.38			(1.16	)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(1.35	)	$	(0.18	)	$	(1.53	)

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3. Inventories 

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Raw materials	$	505	$	533
WIP		207		106
	$	712	$	639

As of March 31, 2020, inventories totaling approximately $0.2 million and $0.5 million were classified as current and long-term, respectively. Inventories classified as current represent the carrying value of inventories as of March 31, 2020, that management estimates will be sold by March 31, 2021.

4. Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Trademarks	$	50		$	50
Less: accumulated amortization		(10	)		(9	)
	$	40		$	41

Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020, was approximately $1.3 thousand. Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019, was approximately $1.3 thousand.

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5. Fair Value Measurements

Financial Instruments Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The Company has issued certain warrants to purchase shares of common stock, which are considered derivative liabilities because they have registration rights which could require a cash settlement and are re-measured to fair value at each reporting period in accordance with accounting guidance. Fair value is based on the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under a three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 -	quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 -	observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets but corroborated by market data.
Level 3 -	unobservable inputs reflecting management’s assumptions, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other market participants. These valuations require significant judgment.

The Company classifies assets and liabilities measured at fair value in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to their fair value measurement. No financial assets were measured on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The following tables set forth the financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2020
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Derivative liability
Common stock warrants	$	-	$	-	$	826	$	826

	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2019
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Derivative liability
Common stock warrants	$	-	$	-	$	220	$	220

The Company did not have any transfers of assets and liabilities between any levels of the fair value measurement hierarchy during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands).

	Common Stock Warrants
Balance as of December 31, 2018	$	(1,566	)
Change in fair value		(21	)
Other, net		(1	)
Balance as of March 31, 2019	$	(1,588	)
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$	(220	)
Issuance of derivatives		(6,328	)
Change in fair value		4,166
Exercise of warrants		1,556
Balance as of March 31, 2020	$	(826	)

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Common Stock Warrants

The Company has issued certain warrants to purchase shares of common stock, which are considered derivative liabilities because they have registration rights which could require a cash settlement and are re-measured to fair value at each reporting period in accordance with accounting guidance. As of March 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, approximately $0.8 million and $0.2 million of the derivative liability was calculated using the Monte Carlo Simulation valuation model and Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model, respectively.

The assumptions used in estimating the common stock warrant liability as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows:

	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate		0.37%-1.45	%		1.62	%
Weighted-average expected life (in years)		4.85-5.00			3.4
Expected dividend yield		-	%		-	%
Weighted-average expected volatility		67%-70	%		64	%

Other Financial Instruments

The Company’s recorded values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values based on their short-term nature. The recorded value of debt approximates the fair value as the interest rate approximates market interest rates.

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6. Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Payroll and related expense	$	354	$	589
Resterilization and repackaging costs		332		392
Other		276		285
	$	962	$	1,266

7. Debt

Equipment Loan

In September 2019, the Company entered into a debt arrangement with a finance company to purchase equipment. The debt balance as of March 31, 2020, totaled $17,000. The debt incurs interest at 12%, is collateralized by the equipment and is payable in monthly payments of $1,000 (including interest) over 36 months.

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8. Equity

2020 Rights Offering

During February 2020, the Company closed on a rights offering capital raise wherein the Company’s holders of common stock, Series C Preferred Stock, and certain outstanding warrants on the date of record, obtained, at no charge, non-transferable subscription rights to purchase units (“Units”). Each Unit consisted of one share of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (“Preferred Stock”) and 675 warrants to purchase common stock (“Warrants”). Each Unit sold for $1,000. Each share of the Preferred Stock is convertible, at the Company’s option at any time on or after the first anniversary of the expiration of the rights offering or at the option of the holder at any time, into a number of shares of our common stock equal to the quotient of the stated value of the Preferred Stock ($1,000) divided by the Conversion Price ($1.4814 per share). Each Warrant is exercisable for one share of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share from the date of issuance through its expiration five years from the date of issuance. The Warrants also contain a cashless exercise provision that allows the holder to receive 70% of the common stock otherwise available under the warrant to the holder electing the cashless exercise provision. The Company issued 9,440 Units, which includes 6,372,000 Warrants exercisable into shares of our common stock and preferred shares that are convertible into 6,372,350 shares of Common Stock, for gross proceeds of $9.4 million

The Company raised $9.4 million, before consideration of issuance costs, associated with the issuance of the Units, with $3.1 million allocated to the preferred stock (with no issuance costs allocated to the preferred stock) and $5.1 million, net of issuance costs of approximately $1.2 million, allocated to the warrants. In association with the warrants that were recorded as a derivative liability, the Company immediately expensed approximately all $1.2 million of the issuance costs.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, Series C Convertible Preferred stockholders of the Company converted 9,208 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock into 6,215,742 shares of common stock.

Also, during the three months ended March 31, 2020, holders of Warrants exercised 4,469,850 of the warrants electing to use the cashless exercise option, which resulted in the issuance of 3,128,895 shares of common stock.

2019 ATM Stock Offerings

On June 4, 2019, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement, (the “Distribution Agreement”), with Maxim Group LLC (“Maxim”), pursuant to which the Company may sell from time to time, shares of its common stock, having an aggregate offering price of up to $1.6 million through Maxim, as agent (the “ATM Offering”). On September 12, 2019, the Company entered into an amendment to the Distribution Agreement with Maxim, which increased the maximum aggregate offering price of the shares of the Company’s common stock from $1.6 million to $2.5 million. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement, Maxim will use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell the shares from time to time, based on the Company’s instructions. The Company has no obligation to sell any of the shares and may at any time suspend offers under the Distribution Agreement. The Offering will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of Shares having an aggregate offering price of $2.5 million, (ii) the termination of the Distribution Agreement by either Maxim or the Company upon the provision of fifteen (15) days written notice, or (iii) September 12, 2020. The Company agrees to pay Maxim a transaction fee at a fixed rate of 4.25% of the gross sales price of shares sold under the Distribution Agreement and agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to Maxim with respect to certain liabilities under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company raised approximately $1.5 million, net of fees, through the issuance of 527,896 shares of common stock under the Distribution Agreement with Maxim. The Company is eligible to raise an additional $0.8 million under this offering.

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9. Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recorded no outstanding stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2020. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had 377  options exercisable and outstanding with a weighted average exercisable price of approximately $7,447. The weighted average remaining contractual life was 5.1  years as of March 31, 2020. The options hold no intrinsic value. Total stock-based compensation expense included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was $0 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2020. There was no significant unrecognized stock-based compensation as of March 31, 2020.

10. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has executed agreements with certain executive officers of the Company which, upon the occurrence of certain events related to a change in control, call for payments to the executives up to three times their annual salary and accelerated vesting of previously granted stock options.

From time to time, the Company is subject to various claims and legal proceedings covering matters that arise in the ordinary course of its business activities. Management believes any liability that may ultimately result from the resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, operating results or cash flows.

11. Note Receivable

On October 1, 2018, the Company completed the sale of its retail spine business to CTL Medical. The sale included a $6 million noninterest bearing note receivable. The 36-month term of the note receivable requires 18 payments of $138,889 followed by 18 payments of $194,444, with maturing of the note receivable on October 1, 2021. The note receivable includes an imputed interest rate of 10%, which totaled $915,725 as of October 31, 2018, and has a 36-month amortization. As of March 31, 2020, the net carrying value of the note receivable was approximately $3.3 million.

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12. Discontinued Operations

The Company and CTL Medical entered in an asset purchase agreement on October 1, 2018, whereby CTL Medical agreed to acquire all of the Company’s commercial spine business for total consideration of $8.5 million, which includes a $6.0 million (including interest) note receivable and CTL Medical’s assumption of the Company’s $2.5 million related party note payable to North Stadium. As a result of the closing, CTL Medical is now the exclusive owner of SINTX’s portfolio of metal and silicon nitride spine products, which are presently sold under the brand names of Taurus, Preference, and Valeo, with access to future silicon nitride spine technologies. The Company has agreed to pay the cost, if any, to re-sterilize and re-package select silicon nitride spinal inventories sold to CTL Medical if the sterilization date expires prior to CTL Medical selling the inventories to a third-party customer. This agreement extends for a total of 24 months, ending on September 30, 2020. The Company estimates the sterilization and repackaging cost to approximate $0.3 million at March 31, 2020. Manufacturing, R&D, and all intellectual property related to the core, non-spine, biomaterial technology of silicon nitride remains with the Company in Salt Lake City. The Company will serve as CTL’s exclusive OEM provider of silicon nitride products.

13. Leases

The Company leases office, warehouse and manufacturing space under a single operating lease. On June 7, 2019, the lease was amended to extend the rental period through 2024 and reduce the amount of space leased from 54,428 square feet to 29,732 square feet. The new rent was effective January 1, 2020. The amended lease has two five-year extension options. As of March 31, 2020, the operating lease right-of-use asset totaled approximately $2.2 million and the operating lease liability totaled approximately $2.2 million. Non-cash operating lease expense during the three months ended March 31, 2020, totaled approximately $0.1 million. As of March 31, 2020, the weighted-average discount rate for the Company’s operating lease was 6.5%.

Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The Company accounts for lease components separately from the non-lease components. The depreciable life of the assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term.

Operating lease future minimum payments together with the present values as of March 31, 2020, are summarized as follows:

Years Ending December 31,	March 31, 2020
2020	$	373
2021		513
2022		528
2023		544
2024		560
Thereafter		-
Total future minimum lease payments		2,518
Less amounts representing interests		(364	)
Present value of lease liability		2,154
Current-portion of operating lease liability		372
Long-term portion operating lease liability	$	1,782

14. Subsequent Events

On April 28, 2020, the Company received funding under a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan (the “PPP Loan”) from First State Community Bank (the “Lender”). The principal amount of the PPP Loan is $390,820. The PPP was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”).

The PPP Loan has a two-year term, maturing on April 28, 2022. The interest rate on the PPP Loan is 1.0% per annum. Principal and interest are payable in 18 monthly installments, beginning on November 28, 2020, until maturity with respect to any portion of the PPP Loan which is not forgiven as described below. The Company did not provide any collateral or guarantees for the PPP Loan, nor did the Company pay any facility charge to obtain the PPP Loan. The PPP Loan provides for customary events of default, including, among others, those relating to failure to make payment, bankruptcy, breaches of representations and material adverse effects. The Company is permitted to prepay or partially prepay the PPP Loan at any time with no prepayment penalties.

The PPP Loan may be partially or fully forgiven if the Company complies with the provisions of the CARES Act, including the use of PPP Loan proceeds for payroll costs, rent, utilities and other expenses, provided that such amounts are incurred during the eight-week period that commenced on April 28, 2020 and at least 75% of any forgiven amount has been used for covered payroll costs as defined by the CARES Act. Any forgiveness of the PPP Loan will be subject to approval by the SBA and the Lender and will require the Company to apply for such treatment in the future.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the notes thereto, along with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed separately with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements based upon current beliefs, plans, expectations, intentions and projections that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, such as statements regarding our plans, objectives, expectations, intentions and projections. Our actual results and the timing of selected events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors, including those set forth under the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and any updates to those risk factors filed from time to time in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission we may make from time-to-time.

Overview

We are an advanced materials company that develops and commercializes silicon nitride for medical and non-medical applications. The core strength of SINTX Technologies is the manufacturing, research, and development of silicon nitride ceramics for external partners. We believe that silicon nitride has a superb combination of properties that make it ideally suited for long-term human implantation. Other biomaterials are based on bone grafts, metal alloys, and polymers, all of which have well-known practical limitations and disadvantages. In contrast, silicon nitride has a legacy of success in the most demanding and extreme industrial environments. As a human implant material, silicon nitride offers bone ingrowth, resistance to bacterial and viral infection, ease of diagnostic imaging, resistance to corrosion, and superior strength and fracture resistance, among other advantages, all of which claims are validated in our large and growing inventory of peer-reviewed, published literature reports. We believe that our versatile silicon nitride manufacturing expertise positions us favorably to introduce new and innovative devices in the medical and non-medical fields.

We also believe that we are the first and only company to commercialize silicon nitride medical implants. Prior to October 1, 2018, we designed, manufactured and commercialized silicon nitride products for our own behalf in the spine implant market. Over 35,000 of our spinal implants manufactured with silicon nitride have been implanted into patients, with an excellent safety record. On October 1, 2018, we sold our spine implant business to CTL Medical and now manufacture spine implants made with silicon nitride for CTL Medical. Prior to selling our spine implant business to CTL Medical, we had received 510(k) regulatory clearance in the United States, a CE mark in Europe, ANVISA approval in Brazil, and ARTG and Prostheses approvals in Australia for a number of silicon nitride spine implant products designed for spinal fusion surgery. Spine implant products manufactured by us from silicon nitride are currently marketed and sold by CTL Medical under the Valeo® brand to surgeons and hospitals in the United States and to selected markets in Europe and South America. These implants are designed for use in cervical (neck) and thoracolumbar (lower back) spine surgery. We are collaborating with CTL Medical to establish commercial partners in other parts of the world and also working with other partners to obtain regulatory approval for silicon nitride implants in Japan.

The sale of our spine implant business to CTL Medical enables us to now focus on our core competencies. These include research and development of silicon nitride and the design and manufacture of medical and nonmedical products manufactured from silicon nitride and other ceramic materials for our own account and in collaboration with other medical device manufacturers. We are targeting original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) – including CTL Medical - and private label partnerships in order to accelerate adoption of silicon nitride in future markets such as coating products with silicon nitride, hip and knee replacements, dental and maxillofacial implants, extremities, trauma, bearings, automotive and aerospace components, and cutting tools. Existing biomaterials, based on plastics, metals, and bone grafts have well-recognized limitations that we believe are addressed by silicon nitride.

We believe that silicon nitride addresses many of the biomaterial-related limitations in medical related fields such as hip and knee replacements, dental and maxillofacial implants, sports medicine, extremities, and trauma surgery. We further believe that the inherent material properties of silicon nitride, and the ability to formulate the material in a variety of compositions, combined with precise control of the surface properties of the material, opens up a number of commercial opportunities across orthopedic surgery, neurological surgery, maxillofacial surgery, other medical disciplines, as well as commodity items such as industrial fasteners, bushings, and valves to addressing more complex demands of hypersonic missile radomes, aerospace, air-conditioning systems, beverage dispensers, touch-screen glass, and agribusiness fungicides.

Components of our Results of Operations

We manage our business within one reportable segment, which is consistent with how our management reviews our business, makes investment and resource allocation decisions and assesses operating performance.

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Product Revenue

We derive our product revenue primarily from the manufacture and sale of spinal fusion products used in the treatment of spine disorders to CTL Medical, with whom we entered into a 10-year exclusive sales agreement in October 2018. We are currently pursuing other sales opportunities for silicon nitride products outside the spinal fusion application and have several orders for these products. We generally recognize revenue from sales where control transfers at a point in time as the title and risk of loss passes to the customer, which is at the time the product is shipped. In general, our customer does not have rights of return or exchange.

Prior to the occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic, we believed that our product revenue would increase as CTL Medical increased sales of silicon nitride spinal fusion products, as we secured other opportunities to manufacture third party products with silicon nitride, and as we continued to introduce new products into the market. We now expect COVID-19 to adversely impact product revenue in the first half of 2020, and potentially longer.

Cost of Revenue

The expenses that are included in cost of revenue include all in-house manufacturing costs for the products we manufacture.

Gross Profit

Our gross profit measures our product revenue relative to our cost of revenue. We expect our gross profit percentage to decrease as we expand the penetration of our silicon nitride technology platform through OEM and private label partnerships, which offer additional avenues for the adoption of silicon nitride. Prior to the sale of our retail spine business, our revenues and gross profits were based on our retail sales. With the focus on OEM and private label partnerships, the margins are lower, thus causing the decrease in our gross profit percentage.

Research and Development Expenses

Our research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs consist of engineering, product development, clinical trials, test-part manufacturing, testing, developing and validating the manufacturing process, manufacturing, facility and regulatory-related costs. Research and development expenses also include employee compensation, employee and non-employee stock-based compensation, supplies and materials, consultant services, and travel and facilities expenses related to research and development activities.

We expect to incur additional research and development costs as we continue to develop new spinal fusion products, product candidates for total joint replacements, dental applications, and other products which may increase our total research and development expenses.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits and other related costs, including stock-based compensation for certain members of our executive team and other personnel employed in finance, compliance, administrative, information technology, customer service, executive and human resource departments. General and administrative expenses also include other expenses not part of the other cost categories mentioned above, including facility expenses and professional fees for accounting and legal services.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following is a tabular presentation of our unaudited condensed consolidated operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020			2019			$ Change			% Change
Product revenue	$	207		$	97		$	110			113	%
Costs of revenue		166			79			87			110	%
Gross profit		41			18			23			128	%
Operating expenses:
Research and development		994			718			276			38	%
General and administrative		764			971			(207	)		(21	)%
Sales and marketing		137			59			78			132	%
Total operating expenses		1,895			1,748			147			8	%
Loss from operations		(1,854	)		(1,730	)		(124	)		7	%
Other income, net		3,023			101			2,922			2893	%
Net income (loss) before income taxes		1,169			(1,629	)		2,798			172	%
Provision for income taxes		-			-			-			N/A
Net income (loss)		1,169			(1,629	)		2,798			172	%

Product Revenue

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, total product revenue was $0.2 million as compared to $0.1 million in the same period 2019, an increase of $0.1 million, or 113%. This increase was due to an increase in orders from CTL Amedica.

Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, our cost of revenue increased $0.1 million, or 110%, as compared to the same period in 2019. Gross profit increased $0.02 million or 128%. Both increases are primarily increase in product revenue, and the associated increase in costs of goods sold.

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Research and Development Expenses

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, research and development expenses increased $0.3 million, or 38%, as compared to the same period in 2019. This increase was primarily attributable to an overall increase in R&D activity to support the Company’s strategic objective of developing new technologies and related products.

General and Administrative Expenses

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, general and administrative expenses decreased $0.2 million, or 21%, as compared to the same period in 2019. This decrease is primarily due to the decrease in external consulting costs and a reduction in bad debt expenses.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, sales and marketing expenses increased $0.1 million, or 132%, as compared to the same period in 2019. This increase was primarily attributable to an overall increase in marketing activities to generate interest in and exposure to the Company’s potential new product lines.

Other Income, Net

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, other income increased $2.9 million, or 2,893%, as compared to the same period in 2019. This increase was primarily due to the change in the fair value of the derivative liabilities in the amount of $4.2 million offset by the decrease in income due to offering costs of $1.2 million associated with the February 2020 rights offering.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue to operate as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business, and does not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from uncertainty related to its ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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For the three months ended March 31, 2020  and 2019 , the Company incurred net income of $1.2 million and a net loss of $1.6 million, respectively, and used cash in operations of $3.4 million and $1.7 million, respectively. The Company had an accumulated deficit of $233 million and $231 million as of March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. To date, the Company’s operations have been principally financed from proceeds from the issuance of preferred and common stock and, to a lesser extent, cash generated from product sales. It is anticipated that the Company will continue to generate operating losses and use cash in operations. The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to increase sales, and/or raise additional funds through the capital markets. Whether and when the Company can attain profitability and positive cash flows from operations or obtain additional financing is uncertain.

The Company is actively generating additional scientific and clinical data to have it published in leading industry publications. The unique features of our silicon nitride material are not well known, and we believe the publication of such data would help sales efforts as the Company approaches new prospects. The Company is also making additional changes to the sales strategy, including a focus on revenue growth by expanding the use of silicon nitride in other areas outside of spinal fusion applications.

The Company has common stock that is publicly traded and has been able to successfully raise capital when needed since the date of the Company’s initial public offering in February 2014. On February 6, 2020, the Company closed on a rights offering to its stockholders of units, consisting of convertible preferred stock and warrants, for gross proceeds of $9.4 million, which excludes underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company entered into an ATM equity distribution agreement in which the Company may sell, from time to time, shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $2.5 million. The Company sold 527,896 shares during the year ended December 31, 2019, raising approximately $1.5 million net of issuance cost of $0.2 million. As of March 31, 2020, the Company is eligible to raise an additional $0.8 million under this offering (see Note 8).

On October 1, 2018, the Company sold the retail spine business to CTL Medical. The sale included a $6 million noninterest bearing note receivable payable over a 36-month term. The 36-month term of the note receivable requires 18 payments of $138,889 followed by 18 payments of $194,444, with maturing of the note receivable to occur October 1, 2021. The Company expects cash flows totaling $0.1  million from April 1, 2020 through April 30, 2020, the last month of the initial 18-month payment period and cash flows of $3.5 million for the following eighteen months.

Management has concluded that together with its existing capital resources and availability under its existing ATM offering and payments on the note receivable from the sale of the Spine business will be sufficient to fund operations for at least the next 12 months, or through May 2021.

Risks Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

The recent outbreak of COVID-19 originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has since spread to multiple countries, including the United States and several European countries. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the United States and global economies and may affect the Company’s operations and those of third parties on which the Company relies. While the potential economic impact brought by, and the duration of, the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult to assess or predict, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global financial markets may reduce the Company’s ability to access capital, which could negatively impact the Company’s short-term and long-term liquidity. The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is highly uncertain and subject to change. The Company does not yet know the full extent of potential delays or impacts on its business, financing or other activities or on healthcare systems or the global economy as a whole. However, these effects could have a material impact on the Company’s liquidity, capital resources, operations and business and those of the third parties on which we rely.

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Cash Flows

The following table summarizes, for the periods indicated, cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities (in thousands) – unaudited:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020			2019
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(3,398	)	$	(1,699	)
Net cash provided by investing activities		396			416
Net cash provided by financing activities		9,439			-
Net cash provided (used)	$	6,437		$	(1,283	)

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities 

Net cash used in operating activities was $3.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to $1.7 million used during the three months ended March 31, 2019, an increase of $1.7 million. The increase in the net loss from operations, and related non-cash add backs to the net loss, was $1.2 million from 2020 when compared to 2019. The increase in cash used for operating activities during 2020 was primarily due to the $1.2 million mentioned above plus changes in the movement of working capital items during 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 as follows: a $0.3 million increase in cash used in prepaid expenses, a $0.2 million increase in cash used in accounts payable, and a $0.1 million increase in cash used in accounts receivable, offset by a $0.1 million decrease in cash payments on operation lease liability.

Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities

Net cash provided by investing activities remained primarily unchanged at $0.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020, and the same period in 2019.

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $9.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to net cash used in financing activities of $0.0 million during the same period in 2019. The $9.4 million increase was primarily attributable an increase in proceeds from rights offerings of $9.4 million.

Indebtedness

Equipment Loan

In September 2019, the Company entered into a debt arrangement with a finance company to purchase equipment. The debt balance as of March 31, 2020, totaled $0.02 million. The debt incurs interest at 12%, is collateralized by the equipment and is payable in monthly payments of $1.0 thousand (including interest) over 36 months.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

A summary of our significant accounting policies and estimates is discussed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. There have been no material changes to those policies for the year ended December 31, 2019, except as explained below in Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in 2020. The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions regarding uncertainties that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities. Significant areas of uncertainty that require judgments, estimates and assumptions include the accounting for income taxes and other contingencies as well as valuation of derivative liabilities, asset impairment and collectability of accounts receivable. We use historical and other information that we consider to be relevant to make these judgments and estimates. However, actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions that are used to prepare our condensed consolidated financial statements.

New Accounting Pronouncements

See discussion under Note 1, Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for information on new accounting pronouncements.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

This Report includes the certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). See Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2. This Item 4 includes information concerning the controls and control evaluations referred to in those certifications.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified by the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act are properly recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods required by the Commission’s rules and forms.

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer and principal financial officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), as of March 31, 2020. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2020, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the first quarter of 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are not aware of any pending or threatened legal proceeding against us that could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results or financial condition. The medical device industry is characterized by frequent claims and litigation, including claims regarding patent and other intellectual property rights as well as improper hiring practices. As a result, we may be involved in various additional legal proceedings from time to time.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Information regarding risk factors appears in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, which was filed with the SEC on March 26, 2020. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, except as noted below.

We are subject to risks associated with the spread of the novel strain of coronavirus, or COVID-19.

Our operations expose us to risks associated with the spread of COVID-19, which has affected the regions in which we conduct our operations. COVID-19 has broadly affected the global economy, resulted in significant travel and work restrictions in many regions and has put a significant strain on healthcare resources. COVID-19 is having, and we expect it will continue to have, an impact on our operations and an impact on the operations of CTL Amedica, the sole customer for our spine implant products, our collaborators, potential collaborators, third-party contractors and other entities, including governments, governmental agencies, with which we interact. To date, the most significant effects on our business have been reductions in sales of products to CTL Amedica which will result in reduced product revenue, delays in in discussions with potential collaborators, OEM customers, certain research and development activities and that many of our employees work remotely. In the future, the economic impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak could affect our business directly or indirectly. The effects on our product sales to CTL Amedica, research, development, manufacturing and commercialization activities, will be dependent on, among other things, the severity and duration of the COVID-19 outbreak as well as the impact of the outbreak on our third-party manufacturers, suppliers, subcontractors and customers. While the ultimate impact of COVID-19 on our business is highly uncertain, any negative impacts that materialize could materially adversely affect our operations, financial performance and stock price. Any negative impacts of COVID-19, alone or in combination with others, could exacerbate risk factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. The full extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak will negatively affect our operations, financial performance and stock price will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the scope and duration of the outbreak and actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response to the outbreak.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Filed Herewith	Incorporated by Reference herein from Form or Schedule	Filing Date	SEC File/ Reg. Number
3.1	Certificate of Designations of Series C Preferred Stock		Form 8-K (Exhibit 3.1)	2/07/20	001-33624
4.1	Form of Common Stock Warrant		Form S-1/A	1/15/20	333-234438
4.2	Form of Warrant Agency Agreement between Amedica Corporation and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC, dated February 6, 2020		Form 8-K (Exhibit 10.1)	2/07/20	001-33624
4.3	Warrant Issued to Maxim Group LLC on February 6, 2020		Form 8-K (Exhibit 4.1)	2/07/20	001-33624
4.4	Warrant Issued to Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC on February 6, 2020		Form 8-K (Exhibit 4.2)	2/07/20	001-33624
31.1	Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	X
31.2	Certificate of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	X
32	Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	X
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document	X
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document	X
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document	X
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document	X
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document	X
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document	X

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	SINTX Technologies, Inc.
Date: May 13, 2020	/s/ B. Sonny Bal
	B. Sonny Bal
	Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, B. Sonny Bal, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SINTX Technologies, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 13, 2020	By:	/s/ B. Sonny Bal
		B. Sonny Bal
		Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, B. Sonny Bal, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SINTX Technologies, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 13, 2020	By:	/s/ B. Sonny Bal
		B. Sonny Bal
		Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer

EX-32

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTION 906

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of SINTX Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

The quarterly report for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 (the “Form 10-Q”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 13, 2020	By:	/s/ B. Sonny Bal
		B. Sonny Bal
		Chief Executive Officer
	By:	/s/ B. Sonny Bal
		B. Sonny Bal
		Principal Financial Officer

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Cash Flow From Operating Activities
Net income (loss)	$ 1,169	$ (1,629)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation expense	16	26
Amortization of right of use asset	104	159
Amortization of intangible assets	1	1
Non-cash interest income	(91)	(122)
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities	(4,166)	21
Offering Costs	325
Bad debt expense		84
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable	30	134
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(320)	(7)
Inventories	(73)	(57)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(320)	(79)
Payments on operating lease liability	(73)	(230)
Net cash used in operating activities	(3,398)	(1,699)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Purchase of property and equipment	(21)
Proceeds from notes receivable, net of imputed interest	417	416
Net cash provided by investing activities	396	416
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock	3,112
Proceeds from issuance of warrant derivative liabilities	6,328
Payments on debt	(1)
Net cash provided by financing activities	9,439
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	6,437	(1,283)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,787	5,447
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	8,224	4,164
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities
Reduction of derivative liability due to exercise of warrants	1,556
Change in par value due to conversion of preferred stock to common stock	92
Right-of-use assets and assumption of operating lease liability		659
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest	$ 1

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 8,224	$ 1,787
Account and other receivables, net of allowance of $0 and $0, respectively	106	136
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	471	310
Inventories, net	207	106
Notes receivable, current portion	1,982	1,724
Total current assets	10,990	4,063
Inventories, net	505	533
Property and equipment, net	194	190
Intangible assets, net	40	41
Long-term note receivable, net of current portion	1,361	1,944
Operating lease right-of-use-asset	2,238	2,341
Other long-term assets	35	35
Total assets	15,363	9,147
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	173	191
Accrued liabilities	962	1,266
Derivative liabilities	826	220
Current portion of operating lease liability	372	360
Current portion of debt	7	6
Other current liabilities	23	23
Total current liabilities	2,363	2,066
Operating lease liability, net of current portion	1,782	1,867
Long term debt	10	12
Total liabilities	4,155	3,945
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; 11,778,746 shares, and 2,434,009 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.	118	24
Additional paid-in capital	243,999	239,256
Accumulated deficit	(232,909)	(234,078)
Total stockholders' equity	11,208	5,202
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	15,363	9,147
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity:
Convertible preferred stock, value
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity:
Convertible preferred stock, value

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Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

14. Subsequent Events

On April 28, 2020, the Company received funding under a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan (the “PPP Loan”) from First State Community Bank (the “Lender”). The principal amount of the PPP Loan is $390,820. The PPP was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”).

The PPP Loan has a two-year term, maturing on April 28, 2022. The interest rate on the PPP Loan is 1.0% per annum. Principal and interest are payable in 18 monthly installments, beginning on November 28, 2020, until maturity with respect to any portion of the PPP Loan which is not forgiven as described below. The Company did not provide any collateral or guarantees for the PPP Loan, nor did the Company pay any facility charge to obtain the PPP Loan. The PPP Loan provides for customary events of default, including, among others, those relating to failure to make payment, bankruptcy, breaches of representations and material adverse effects. The Company is permitted to prepay or partially prepay the PPP Loan at any time with no prepayment penalties.

The PPP Loan may be partially or fully forgiven if the Company complies with the provisions of the CARES Act, including the use of PPP Loan proceeds for payroll costs, rent, utilities and other expenses, provided that such amounts are incurred during the eight-week period that commenced on April 28, 2020 and at least 75% of any forgiven amount has been used for covered payroll costs as defined by the CARES Act. Any forgiveness of the PPP Loan will be subject to approval by the SBA and the Lender and will require the Company to apply for such treatment in the future.

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Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Trademarks	$	50		$	50
Less: accumulated amortization		(10	)		(9	)
	$	40		$	41

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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 06, 2020	Sep. 12, 2019	Jul. 26, 2019	Jun. 04, 2019	Oct. 02, 2018	Apr. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Reverse stock split			1 for 30 reverse stock split
Net income (loss)							$ 1,169	$ (1,629)
Net cash used in operating activities							(3,398)	$ (1,699)
Accumulated deficit							(232,909)		$ (234,078)
Proceeds from issuance of public offering	$ 9,400
Non interest note receivable					$ 6,000		3,300
Debt description					The 36-month term of the note receivable requires 18 payments of $138,889 followed by 18 payments of $194,444, with maturing of the note receivable to occur October 1, 2021.
Payments of notes receivable					$ 138,889		$ 194,444
Maturity date of note receivable							Oct. 01, 2021
Subsequent Event [Member]
Proceeds from notes receivable						$ 100
Subsequent Event [Member] | Following 18-Month Payment Period [Member]
Proceeds from notes receivable						$ 3,500
ATM Equity Distribution Agreement [Member]
Proceeds from issuance of public offering		$ 2,500
Number of stock sold during period									527,896
Sale of stock value									$ 1,500
Stock issuance costs									200
Additional offering value							$ 800		800
ATM Equity Distribution Agreement [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Proceeds from issuance of public offering		$ 2,500
Common stock offering price				$ 1,600					$ 2,500

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Leases (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Jun. 07, 2019 ft²	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Lease expired, description		The Company leases office, warehouse and manufacturing space under a single operating lease.
Lease extended period, description	On June 7, 2019, the lease was amended to extend the rental period through 2024	The amended lease has two five-year extension options.
Area of lease | ft²	54,428
Reduction of lease area | ft²	29,732
Operating lease right-of-use asset		$ 2,238	$ 2,341
Operating lease liability		2,154
Non-cash lease expense		$ 100
Operating lease weighted-average discount rate		6.50%

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Equity (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 06, 2020	Sep. 12, 2019	Jun. 04, 2019	Feb. 20, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 12, 2020	Oct. 02, 2018
Proceeds from issuance of units					$ 3,112
Issuance cost, total					3,112
Debt instrument, interest rate									10.00%
Proceeds from public offering	$ 9,400
ATM Equity Distribution Agreement [Member]
Proceeds from public offering		$ 2,500
Sale of stock, shares							527,896
Additional offering value					$ 800		$ 800
ATM Equity Distribution Agreement [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt instrument, interest rate								4.25%
ATM Equity Distribution Agreement [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Common stock offering price			$ 1,600				$ 2,500
Proceeds from public offering		2,500
ATM Equity Distribution Agreement [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Proceeds from public offering		$ 1,600
Series C Holders of Warrants [Member]
Warrant exercised during period					4,469,850
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Number of share units issued for conversion					9,208
Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Warrant [Member]
Warrants to purchase of common stock shares				675
Conversion price, description				Company's option at any time on or after the first anniversary of the expiration of the rights offering or at the option of the holder at any time, into a number of shares of our common stock equal to the quotient of the stated value of the Preferred Stock ($1,000) divided by the Conversion Price ($1.4814 per share).
Purchase price per units				$ 1,000
Conversion price per share				$ 1.4814
Warrants description				Each Warrant is exercisable for one share of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share from the date of issuance through its expiration five years from the date of issuance. The Warrants also contain a cashless exercise provision that allows the holder to receive 70% of the common stock otherwise available under the warrant to the holder electing the cashless exercise provision.
Warrants exercise price				$ 1.50
Number of share units issued for conversion				9,440
Gross proceeds of warrants exercise				$ 9,400
Issuance cost, total				$ 1,200
Warrants Exercisable [Member]
Number of share units issued for conversion				6,372,000
Proceeds from issuance of units				$ 5,100
Warrants issuance cost				$ 1,200
Preferred Shares [Member]
Number of share units issued for conversion				6,372,350
Proceeds from issuance of units				$ 3,100
Preferred stock issuance costs
Common Stock [Member]
Number of share units issued for conversion					6,215,742
Issuance cost, total
Common Stock [Member] | Series C Holders of Warrants [Member]
Number of share units issued for conversion					3,128,895

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Accrued Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Liabilities

6. Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Payroll and related expense	$	354	$	589
Resterilization and repackaging costs		332		392
Other		276		285
	$	962	$	1,266

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Commitment and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitment and Contingencies

10. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has executed agreements with certain executive officers of the Company which, upon the occurrence of certain events related to a change in control, call for payments to the executives up to three times their annual salary and accelerated vesting of previously granted stock options.

From time to time, the Company is subject to various claims and legal proceedings covering matters that arise in the ordinary course of its business activities. Management believes any liability that may ultimately result from the resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, operating results or cash flows.

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Accrued Liabilities - Schedule of Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Payroll and related expense	$ 354	$ 589
Resterilization and repackaging costs	332	392
Other	276	285
Total accrued liabilities	$ 962	$ 1,266

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Fair Value Measurements (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Monte Carlo Simulation Valuation Model [Member]
Derivative liability	$ 800
Black-Scholes-Merton Valuation Model [Member]
Derivative liability		$ 200

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Inventories (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventory, current	$ 207	$ 106
Inventory, non-current	$ 505	$ 533

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Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

7. Debt

Equipment Loan

In September 2019, the Company entered into a debt arrangement with a finance company to purchase equipment. The debt balance as of March 31, 2020, totaled $17,000. The debt incurs interest at 12%, is collateralized by the equipment and is payable in monthly payments of $1,000 (including interest) over 36 months.

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Note Receivable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Receivables [Abstract]

Note Receivable

11. Note Receivable

On October 1, 2018, the Company completed the sale of its retail spine business to CTL Medical. The sale included a $6 million noninterest bearing note receivable. The 36-month term of the note receivable requires 18 payments of $138,889 followed by 18 payments of $194,444, with maturing of the note receivable on October 1, 2021. The note receivable includes an imputed interest rate of 10%, which totaled $915,725 as of October 31, 2018, and has a 36-month amortization. As of March 31, 2020, the net carrying value of the note receivable was approximately $3.3 million.

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Intangible Assets - Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details) - Trademarks [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, gross	$ 50	$ 50
Less: accumulated amortization	(10)	(9)
Intangible assets, net	$ 40	$ 41

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Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share - Schedule of Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$ 1,169	$ (1,629)
Deemed dividend and accretion of a discount, basic calculation	(9,284)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders, basic calculation	$ (8,115)	$ (1,629)
Number of shares used in per common share calculations: basic calculation	6,020,889	726,455
Net income (loss), basic calculation	$ 0.19	$ (2.24)
Deemed dividend and accretion of a discount, basic calculation	(1.54)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders, basic calculation	$ (1.35)	$ (2.24)
Net income, effect of dilutive warrant securities	$ (4,166)
Deemed dividend and accretion of a discount, effect of dilutive warrant securities
Net loss attributable to common stockholders, effect of dilutive warrant securities	$ (4,166)
Number of shares used in per common share calculations: effect of dilutive warrant securities	2,014,503
Net income, effect of dilutive warrant securities	$ (0.56)
Deemed dividend and accretion of a discount, effect of dilutive warrant securities	0.38
Net loss attributable to common stockholders, effect of dilutive warrant securities	$ (0.18)
Net income, diluted calculation	$ (2,997)
Deemed dividend and accretion of a discount, diluted calculation	(9,284)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders, diluted calculation	$ (12,281)
Number of shares used in per common share calculations: diluted calculation	8,035,392	726,455
Net income, diluted calculation	$ (0.37)	$ (2.24)
Deemed dividend and accretion of a discount, diluted calculation	(1.16)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders, diluted calculation	$ (1.53)	$ (2.24)

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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Assumptions Used in Estimating Fair Value (Details) - Common Stock Warrants [Member] - Black-Scholes-Merton Valuation Model [Member]	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Weighted-Average Risk-Free Interest Rate [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, measurement input, percentages		1.62
Weighted-Average Risk-Free Interest Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, measurement input, percentages	0.37
Weighted-Average Risk-Free Interest Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, measurement input, percentages	1.45
Weighted-Average Expected Life (in years) [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, measurement input, term		3 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted-Average Expected Life (in years) [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, measurement input, term	4 years 10 months 6 days
Weighted-Average Expected Life (in years) [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, measurement input, term	5 years
Expected Dividend Yield [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, measurement input, percentages	0.00	0.00
Weighted Average Expected Volatility [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, measurement input, percentages		64
Weighted Average Expected Volatility [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, measurement input, percentages	67
Weighted Average Expected Volatility [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, measurement input, percentages	70

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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

SINTX Technologies, Inc. (“SINTX” or “the Company”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware on December 10, 1996. SINTX is an OEM ceramics company that develops and commercializes silicon nitride for medical and non-medical applications. The core strength of SINTX is the manufacturing, research, and development of silicon nitride ceramics for external partners. The Company presently manufactures silicon nitride material and components in its FDA registered and ISO 13485 certified facility. The Company believes it is the first and only manufacturer to use silicon nitride in medical applications. The Company’s products are primarily sold in the United States.

Reverse Stock Split

On July 26, 2019 the Company effected a 1 for 30 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock. The par value and the authorized shares of the common and convertible preferred stock were not adjusted as a result of the reverse stock split. All common stock shares, equivalents, and per-share amounts for all periods presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements have been adjusted retroactively to reflect the reverse stock split.

Basis of Presentation

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and include all assets and liabilities of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, ST Sub, Inc. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

SEC rules and regulations allow the omission of certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and, so long as the statements are not misleading. In the opinion of management, these financial statements and accompanying notes contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented herein. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2020. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020. The Company’s significant accounting policies are set forth in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. As of March 31, 2020, the most significant estimates relate to inventory, long-lived and intangible assets, the liability for preferred stock and common stock warrants, and the derivative liabilities.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue to operate as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business, and does not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from uncertainty related to its ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company generated a net income of $1.2 million and incurred a net loss of $1.6 million, respectively, and used cash in operations of $3.4 million and $1.7 million, respectively. The Company had an accumulated deficit of $233 million and $234 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. To date, the Company’s operations have been principally financed from proceeds from the issuance of preferred and common stock and, to a lesser extent, cash generated from product sales. It is anticipated that the Company will continue to generate operating losses and use cash in operations. The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to increase sales, and/or raise additional funds through the capital markets. Whether and when the Company can attain profitability and positive cash flows from operations or obtain additional financing is uncertain.

The Company is actively generating additional scientific and clinical data to have it published in leading industry publications. The unique features of our silicon nitride material are not well known, and we believe the publication of such data would help sales efforts as the Company approaches new prospects. The Company is also making additional changes to the sales strategy, including a focus on revenue growth by expanding the use of silicon nitride in other areas outside of spinal fusion applications.

The Company has common stock that is publicly traded and has been able to successfully raise capital when needed since the date of the Company’s initial public offering in February 2014. On February 6, 2020, the Company closed on a rights offering to its stockholders of units, consisting of convertible preferred stock and warrants, for gross proceeds of $9.4 million, which excludes underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company entered into an at-the-market (ATM) equity distribution agreement in which the Company may sell, from time to time, shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $2.5 million. The Company sold 527,896 shares during the year ended December 31, 2019, raising approximately $1.5 million net of issuance cost of $0.2 million. As of March 31, 2020, the Company is eligible to raise an additional $0.8 million under this offering (see Note 8).

On October 1, 2018, the Company sold the retail spine business to CTL Medical. The sale included a $6 million noninterest bearing note receivable payable over a 36-month term. The 36-month term of the note receivable requires 18 payments of $138,889 followed by 18 payments of $194,444, with maturing of the note receivable to occur October 1, 2021. The Company expects cash flows totaling $0.1 million in April 2020, the last month of the initial 18-month payment period and cash flows of $3.5 million for the following eighteen months.

Management has concluded that together with its existing capital resources and availability under its existing ATM offering and payments on the note receivable from the sale of the Spine business will be sufficient to fund operations for at least the next 12 months, or through May 2021.

Risks Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

The recent outbreak of COVID-19 originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has since spread to multiple countries, including the United States and several European countries. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the United States and global economies and may affect the Company’s operations and those of third parties on which the Company relies. While the potential economic impact brought by, and the duration of, the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult to assess or predict, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global financial markets may reduce the Company’s ability to access capital, which could negatively impact the Company’s short-term and long-term liquidity. The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is highly uncertain and subject to change. The Company does not yet know the full extent of potential delays or impacts on its business, financing or other activities or on healthcare systems or the global economy as a whole. However, these effects could have a material impact on the Company’s liquidity, capital resources, operations and business and those of the third parties on which we rely.

Significant Accounting Policies

Except as explained below, no material changes were made to the Company’s significant accounting policies as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

The Company has reviewed all recently issued, but not yet adopted, accounting standards, in order to determine their effects, if any, on its results of operations, financial position or cash flows. Based on that review, the Company believes that no other pronouncements will have a significant effect on its financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Allowance of trade accounts receivable	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	250,000,000	250,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	11,778,746	2,434,009
Common stock, shares outstanding	11,778,746	2,434,009
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Convertible preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Convertible preferred stock, shares authorized	130,000,000	130,000,000
Convertible preferred stock, shares issued	249	249
Convertible preferred stock, shares outstanding	249	249
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Convertible preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Convertible preferred stock, shares authorized	130,000,000	130,000,000
Convertible preferred stock, shares issued	232	0
Convertible preferred stock, shares outstanding	232	0

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Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share (Details Narrative) - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Potentially dilutive securities	2,700,000	700,000

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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Organization

Organization

SINTX Technologies, Inc. (“SINTX” or “the Company”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware on December 10, 1996. SINTX is an OEM ceramics company that develops and commercializes silicon nitride for medical and non-medical applications. The core strength of SINTX is the manufacturing, research, and development of silicon nitride ceramics for external partners. The Company presently manufactures silicon nitride material and components in its FDA registered and ISO 13485 certified facility. The Company believes it is the first and only manufacturer to use silicon nitride in medical applications. The Company’s products are primarily sold in the United States.

Reverse Stock Split

Reverse Stock Split

On July 26, 2019 the Company effected a 1 for 30 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock. The par value and the authorized shares of the common and convertible preferred stock were not adjusted as a result of the reverse stock split. All common stock shares, equivalents, and per-share amounts for all periods presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements have been adjusted retroactively to reflect the reverse stock split.

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and include all assets and liabilities of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, ST Sub, Inc. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

SEC rules and regulations allow the omission of certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and, so long as the statements are not misleading. In the opinion of management, these financial statements and accompanying notes contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented herein. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2020. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020. The Company’s significant accounting policies are set forth in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. As of March 31, 2020, the most significant estimates relate to inventory, long-lived and intangible assets, the liability for preferred stock and common stock warrants, and the derivative liabilities.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue to operate as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business, and does not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from uncertainty related to its ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company generated a net income of $1.2 million and incurred a net loss of $1.6 million, respectively, and used cash in operations of $3.4 million and $1.7 million, respectively. The Company had an accumulated deficit of $233 million and $234 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. To date, the Company’s operations have been principally financed from proceeds from the issuance of preferred and common stock and, to a lesser extent, cash generated from product sales. It is anticipated that the Company will continue to generate operating losses and use cash in operations. The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to increase sales, and/or raise additional funds through the capital markets. Whether and when the Company can attain profitability and positive cash flows from operations or obtain additional financing is uncertain.

The Company is actively generating additional scientific and clinical data to have it published in leading industry publications. The unique features of our silicon nitride material are not well known, and we believe the publication of such data would help sales efforts as the Company approaches new prospects. The Company is also making additional changes to the sales strategy, including a focus on revenue growth by expanding the use of silicon nitride in other areas outside of spinal fusion applications.

The Company has common stock that is publicly traded and has been able to successfully raise capital when needed since the date of the Company’s initial public offering in February 2014. On February 6, 2020, the Company closed on a rights offering to its stockholders of units, consisting of convertible preferred stock and warrants, for gross proceeds of $9.4 million, which excludes underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company entered into an at-the-market (ATM) equity distribution agreement in which the Company may sell, from time to time, shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $2.5 million. The Company sold 527,896 shares during the year ended December 31, 2019, raising approximately $1.5 million net of issuance cost of $0.2 million. As of March 31, 2020, the Company is eligible to raise an additional $0.8 million under this offering (see Note 8).

On October 1, 2018, the Company sold the retail spine business to CTL Medical. The sale included a $6 million noninterest bearing note receivable payable over a 36-month term. The 36-month term of the note receivable requires 18 payments of $138,889 followed by 18 payments of $194,444, with maturing of the note receivable to occur October 1, 2021. The Company expects cash flows totaling $0.1 million in April 2020, the last month of the initial 18-month payment period and cash flows of $3.5 million for the following eighteen months.

Management has concluded that together with its existing capital resources and availability under its existing ATM offering and payments on the note receivable from the sale of the Spine business will be sufficient to fund operations for at least the next 12 months, or through May 2021.

Risks Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

Risks Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

The recent outbreak of COVID-19 originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has since spread to multiple countries, including the United States and several European countries. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the United States and global economies and may affect the Company’s operations and those of third parties on which the Company relies. While the potential economic impact brought by, and the duration of, the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult to assess or predict, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global financial markets may reduce the Company’s ability to access capital, which could negatively impact the Company’s short-term and long-term liquidity. The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is highly uncertain and subject to change. The Company does not yet know the full extent of potential delays or impacts on its business, financing or other activities or on healthcare systems or the global economy as a whole. However, these effects could have a material impact on the Company’s liquidity, capital resources, operations and business and those of the third parties on which we rely.

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies

Except as explained below, no material changes were made to the Company’s significant accounting policies as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

The Company has reviewed all recently issued, but not yet adopted, accounting standards, in order to determine their effects, if any, on its results of operations, financial position or cash flows. Based on that review, the Company believes that no other pronouncements will have a significant effect on its financial statements.

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Financial Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis by Level Within Fair Value Hierarchy

The following tables set forth the financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2020
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Derivative liability
Common stock warrants	$	-	$	-	$	826	$	826

	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2019
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Derivative liability
Common stock warrants	$	-	$	-	$	220	$	220

Schedule of Fair Value Measurement Hierarchy of Derivative Liability

The Company did not have any transfers of assets and liabilities between any levels of the fair value measurement hierarchy during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands).

	Common Stock Warrants
Balance as of December 31, 2018	$	(1,566	)
Change in fair value		(21	)
Other, net		(1	)
Balance as of March 31, 2019	$	(1,588	)
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$	(220	)
Issuance of derivatives		(6,328	)
Change in fair value		4,166
Exercise of warrants		1,556
Balance as of March 31, 2020	$	(826	)

Schedule of Assumptions Used in Estimating Fair Value

The assumptions used in estimating the common stock warrant liability as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows:

	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate		0.37%-1.45	%		1.62	%
Weighted-average expected life (in years)		4.85-5.00			3.4
Expected dividend yield		-	%		-	%
Weighted-average expected volatility		67%-70	%		64	%

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Discontinued Operations (Details Narrative) - Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2018	Mar. 31, 2020
Total consideration	$ 8,500
Sterilization and repackaging cost		$ 300
Related Party Note Payable [Member]
Total consideration	2,500
Interest Note Receivable [Member]
Total consideration	$ 6,000

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Debt (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Oct. 02, 2018
Debt instrument, interest rate		10.00%
Equipment Loan [Member]
Debt principal amount	$ 17
Debt instrument, interest rate	12.00%
Debt monthly payments	$ 1

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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Financial Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis by Level Within Fair Value Hierarchy (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] - Common Stock Warrants [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability	$ 826	$ 220
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability	$ 826	$ 220

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Inventories - Schedule of Components of Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 505	$ 533
WIP	207	106
Inventory	$ 712	$ 639

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Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

5. Fair Value Measurements

Financial Instruments Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The Company has issued certain warrants to purchase shares of common stock, which are considered derivative liabilities because they have registration rights which could require a cash settlement and are re-measured to fair value at each reporting period in accordance with accounting guidance. Fair value is based on the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under a three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 -	quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 -	observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets but corroborated by market data.
Level 3 -	unobservable inputs reflecting management’s assumptions, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other market participants. These valuations require significant judgment.

The Company classifies assets and liabilities measured at fair value in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to their fair value measurement. No financial assets were measured on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The following tables set forth the financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2020
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Derivative liability
Common stock warrants	$	-	$	-	$	826	$	826

	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2019
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Derivative liability
Common stock warrants	$	-	$	-	$	220	$	220

The Company did not have any transfers of assets and liabilities between any levels of the fair value measurement hierarchy during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands).

	Common Stock Warrants
Balance as of December 31, 2018	$	(1,566	)
Change in fair value		(21	)
Other, net		(1	)
Balance as of March 31, 2019	$	(1,588	)
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$	(220	)
Issuance of derivatives		(6,328	)
Change in fair value		4,166
Exercise of warrants		1,556
Balance as of March 31, 2020	$	(826	)

Common Stock Warrants

The Company has issued certain warrants to purchase shares of common stock, which are considered derivative liabilities because they have registration rights which could require a cash settlement and are re-measured to fair value at each reporting period in accordance with accounting guidance. As of March 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, approximately $0.8 million and $0.2 million of the derivative liability was calculated using the Monte Carlo Simulation valuation model and Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model, respectively.

The assumptions used in estimating the common stock warrant liability as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows:

	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate		0.37%-1.45	%		1.62	%
Weighted-average expected life (in years)		4.85-5.00			3.4
Expected dividend yield		-	%		-	%
Weighted-average expected volatility		67%-70	%		64	%

Other Financial Instruments

The Company’s recorded values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values based on their short-term nature. The recorded value of debt approximates the fair value as the interest rate approximates market interest rates.

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Stock-Based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

9. Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recorded no outstanding stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2020. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had 377  options exercisable and outstanding with a weighted average exercisable price of approximately $7,447. The weighted average remaining contractual life was 5.1  years as of March 31, 2020. The options hold no intrinsic value. Total stock-based compensation expense included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was $0 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2020. There was no significant unrecognized stock-based compensation as of March 31, 2020.

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Leases

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

13. Leases

The Company leases office, warehouse and manufacturing space under a single operating lease. On June 7, 2019, the lease was amended to extend the rental period through 2024 and reduce the amount of space leased from 54,428 square feet to 29,732 square feet. The new rent was effective January 1, 2020. The amended lease has two five-year extension options. As of March 31, 2020, the operating lease right-of-use asset totaled approximately $2.2 million and the operating lease liability totaled approximately $2.2 million. Non-cash operating lease expense during the three months ended March 31, 2020, totaled approximately $0.1 million. As of March 31, 2020, the weighted-average discount rate for the Company’s operating lease was 6.5%.

Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The Company accounts for lease components separately from the non-lease components. The depreciable life of the assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term.

Operating lease future minimum payments together with the present values as of March 31, 2020, are summarized as follows:

Years Ending December 31,	March 31, 2020
2020	$	373
2021		513
2022		528
2023		544
2024		560
Thereafter		-
Total future minimum lease payments		2,518
Less amounts representing interests		(364	)
Present value of lease liability		2,154
Current-portion of operating lease liability		372
Long-term portion operating lease liability	$	1,782

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Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Inventory

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Raw materials	$	505	$	533
WIP		207		106
	$	712	$	639

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Leases (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Operating Lease Future Minimum Payments

Operating lease future minimum payments together with the present values as of March 31, 2020, are summarized as follows:

Years Ending December 31,	March 31, 2020
2020	$	373
2021		513
2022		528
2023		544
2024		560
Thereafter		-
Total future minimum lease payments		2,518
Less amounts representing interests		(364	)
Present value of lease liability		2,154
Current-portion of operating lease liability		372
Long-term portion operating lease liability	$	1,782

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Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

3. Inventories 

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Raw materials	$	505	$	533
WIP		207		106
	$	712	$	639

As of March 31, 2020, inventories totaling approximately $0.2 million and $0.5 million were classified as current and long-term, respectively. Inventories classified as current represent the carrying value of inventories as of March 31, 2020, that management estimates will be sold by March 31, 2021.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Preferred B Stock [Member]	Preferred C Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018			$ 7	$ 237,673	$ (229,281)	$ 8,399
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2018	4,074		726,455
Net Income (loss)					(1,629)	(1,629)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019			$ 7	237,673	(230,910)	6,770
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2019	4,074		726,455
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019			$ 24	239,256	(234,078)	5,202
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2019	249		2,434,009
Extinguishment of derivative liability upon exercise of warrant			$ 32	1,525		1,557
Extinguishment of derivative liability upon exercise of warrant, shares			3,128,895
Issuance of common stock from the exercise of warrants for cash
Issuance of common stock from the exercise of warrants for cash, shares			100
Preferred stock issued for cash				3,112		3,112
Preferred stock issued for cash, shares		9,440
Common Stock issued on conversion of Preferred			$ 62	(62)
Common Stock issued on conversion of Preferred, shares		(9,208)	6,215,742
Issuance of agent warrants				168		168
Beneficial conversion feature on issuance of convertible preferred stock				3,111		3,111
Deemed dividend related to the issuance of preferred stock				(3,111)		(3,111)
Accretion of convertible preferred stock discount				6,173		6,173
Deemed dividend related to the conversion of preferred stock				(6,173)		(6,173)
Net Income (loss)					1,169	1,169
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020			$ 118	$ 243,999	$ (232,909)	$ 11,208
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2020	249	232	11,778,746

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Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	May 11, 2020
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Sintx Technologies, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001269026
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business Flag	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,791,087
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020

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Leases - Schedule of Operating Lease Future Minimum Payments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
2020	$ 373
2021	513
2022	528
2023	544
2024	560
Thereafter
Total future minimum lease payments	2,518
Less amounts representing interests	(364)
Present value of lease liability	2,154
Current-portion of operating lease liability	372	$ 360
Long-term portion operating lease liability	$ 1,782	$ 1,867

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details Narrative) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Options, exercisable | shares	377
Weighted average exercisable price | $ / shares	$ 7,447
Weighted average remaining contractual life	5 years 1 month 6 days
Unrecognized stock-based compensation | $	$ 0

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Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Common Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share

Below are basic and diluted loss per share data for the three months ended March 31, 2020, which are in thousands except for share and per share data:

	Basic Calculation			Effect of Dilutive Warrant Securities			Diluted Calculation
Numerator:
Net income (loss)	$	1,169		$	(4,166	)	$	(2,997	)
Deemed dividend and accretion of a discount		(9,284	)		-			(9,284	)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(8,115	)	$	(4,166	)	$	(12,281	)
Denominator:
Number of shares used in per common share calculations:		6,020,889			2,014,503			8,035,392
Net loss per common share:
Net income (loss)	$	0.19		$	(0.56	)	$	(0.37	)
Deemed dividend and accretion of a discount		(1.54	)		0.38			(1.16	)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(1.35	)	$	(0.18	)	$	(1.53	)

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Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Payroll and related expense	$	354	$	589
Resterilization and repackaging costs		332		392
Other		276		285
	$	962	$	1,266

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Product revenue	$ 207	$ 97
Costs of revenue	166	79
Gross profit	41	18
Operating expenses:
Research and development	994	718
General and administrative	764	971
Sales and marketing	137	59
Total operating expenses	1,895	1,748
Loss from operations	(1,854)	(1,730)
Other income (expenses):
Interest expense	(1)
Interest income	104	122
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities	4,166	(21)
Offering costs associated with warrant derivatives	(1,246)
Total other income, net	3,023	101
Net income (loss) before income taxes	1,169	(1,629)
Provision for income taxes
Net income (loss)	1,169	(1,629)
Deemed dividend related to the beneficial conversion feature and accretion of a discount on preferred stock	(9,284)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$ (8,115)	$ (1,629)
Net loss per share - basic and diluted
Basic - net income (loss)	$ 0.19	$ (2.24)
Basic - deemed dividend and accretion of a discount on conversion of preferred stock	(1.54)
Basic - attributable to common stockholders	(1.35)	(2.24)
Diluted - loss	(0.37)	(2.24)
Diluted - deemed dividend and accretion of a discount on conversion of preferred stock	(1.16)
Diluted - attributable to common stockholders	$ (1.53)	$ (2.24)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	6,020,889	726,455
Diluted	8,035,392	726,455

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Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

2. Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Common Share

Basic net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period, without consideration for common stock equivalents. Diluted net loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of common share equivalents outstanding for the period that are determined to be dilutive. Common stock equivalents are primarily comprised of preferred stock and warrants for the purchase of common stock. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, there is no difference in the number of shares and net loss used to calculate basic and diluted shares outstanding because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. The Company had potentially dilutive securities, totaling approximately 2.7 million and 0.7 million as of March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Below are basic and diluted loss per share data for the three months ended March 31, 2020, which are in thousands except for share and per share data:

	Basic Calculation			Effect of Dilutive Warrant Securities			Diluted Calculation
Numerator:
Net income (loss)	$	1,169		$	(4,166	)	$	(2,997	)
Deemed dividend and accretion of a discount		(9,284	)		-			(9,284	)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(8,115	)	$	(4,166	)	$	(12,281	)
Denominator:
Number of shares used in per common share calculations:		6,020,889			2,014,503			8,035,392
Net loss per common share:
Net income (loss)	$	0.19		$	(0.56	)	$	(0.37	)
Deemed dividend and accretion of a discount		(1.54	)		0.38			(1.16	)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(1.35	)	$	(0.18	)	$	(1.53	)

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Subsequent Events (Details Narrative) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2020	Oct. 02, 2018	Mar. 31, 2020
Debt instrument, maturity			Oct. 01, 2021
Debt instrument, interest rate		10.00%
Debt instrument, description		The 36-month term of the note receivable requires 18 payments of $138,889 followed by 18 payments of $194,444, with maturing of the note receivable to occur October 1, 2021.
Subsequent Event [Member] | PPP Loan [Member]
Debt instrument face value	$ 390,820
Debt instrument, term	2 years
Debt instrument, maturity	Apr. 28, 2022
Debt instrument, interest rate	10.00%
Debt instrument, description	The PPP Loan may be partially or fully forgiven if the Company complies with the provisions of the CARES Act, including the use of PPP Loan proceeds for payroll costs, rent, utilities and other expenses, provided that such amounts are incurred during the eight-week period that commenced on April 28, 2020 and at least 75% of any forgiven amount has been used for covered payroll costs as defined by the CARES Act.

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Note Receivable (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2018	Mar. 31, 2020
Receivables [Abstract]
Non interest note receivable	$ 6,000	$ 3,300
Debt description	The 36-month term of the note receivable requires 18 payments of $138,889 followed by 18 payments of $194,444, with maturing of the note receivable to occur October 1, 2021.
Payments of notes receivable	$ 138,889	$ 194,444
Maturity date of note receivable		Oct. 01, 2021
Debt instrument, interest rate	10.00%
Imputed interest	$ 915,725
Imputed interest, description	The note receivable includes an imputed interest rate of 10%, which totaled $915,725 as of October 31, 2018, and has a 36-month amortization.

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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value Measurement Hierarchy of Derivative Liability (Details) - Common Stock Warrants [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Beginning balance	$ (220)	$ (1,566)
Issuance of derivatives	(6,328)
Change in fair value	4,166	(21)
Exercise of warrants	1,556
Other, net		(1)
Ending balance	$ (826)	$ (1,588)

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Intangible Assets (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Amortization of intangible assets	$ 1	$ 1

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Discontinued Operations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations

12. Discontinued Operations

The Company and CTL Medical entered in an asset purchase agreement on October 1, 2018, whereby CTL Medical agreed to acquire all of the Company’s commercial spine business for total consideration of $8.5 million, which includes a $6.0 million (including interest) note receivable and CTL Medical’s assumption of the Company’s $2.5 million related party note payable to North Stadium. As a result of the closing, CTL Medical is now the exclusive owner of SINTX’s portfolio of metal and silicon nitride spine products, which are presently sold under the brand names of Taurus, Preference, and Valeo, with access to future silicon nitride spine technologies. The Company has agreed to pay the cost, if any, to re-sterilize and re-package select silicon nitride spinal inventories sold to CTL Medical if the sterilization date expires prior to CTL Medical selling the inventories to a third-party customer. This agreement extends for a total of 24 months, ending on September 30, 2020. The Company estimates the sterilization and repackaging cost to approximate $0.3 million at March 31, 2020. Manufacturing, R&D, and all intellectual property related to the core, non-spine, biomaterial technology of silicon nitride remains with the Company in Salt Lake City. The Company will serve as CTL’s exclusive OEM provider of silicon nitride products.

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Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible Assets

4. Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Trademarks	$	50		$	50
Less: accumulated amortization		(10	)		(9	)
	$	40		$	41

Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020, was approximately $1.3 thousand. Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019, was approximately $1.3 thousand.

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Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Equity

8. Equity

2020 Rights Offering

During February 2020, the Company closed on a rights offering capital raise wherein the Company’s holders of common stock, Series C Preferred Stock, and certain outstanding warrants on the date of record, obtained, at no charge, non-transferable subscription rights to purchase units (“Units”). Each Unit consisted of one share of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (“Preferred Stock”) and 675 warrants to purchase common stock (“Warrants”). Each Unit sold for $1,000. Each share of the Preferred Stock is convertible, at the Company’s option at any time on or after the first anniversary of the expiration of the rights offering or at the option of the holder at any time, into a number of shares of our common stock equal to the quotient of the stated value of the Preferred Stock ($1,000) divided by the Conversion Price ($1.4814 per share). Each Warrant is exercisable for one share of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share from the date of issuance through its expiration five years from the date of issuance. The Warrants also contain a cashless exercise provision that allows the holder to receive 70% of the common stock otherwise available under the warrant to the holder electing the cashless exercise provision. The Company issued 9,440 Units, which includes 6,372,000 Warrants exercisable into shares of our common stock and preferred shares that are convertible into 6,372,350 shares of Common Stock, for gross proceeds of $9.4 million

The Company raised $9.4 million, before consideration of issuance costs, associated with the issuance of the Units, with $3.1 million allocated to the preferred stock (with no issuance costs allocated to the preferred stock) and $5.1 million, net of issuance costs of approximately $1.2 million, allocated to the warrants. In association with the warrants that were recorded as a derivative liability, the Company immediately expensed approximately all $1.2 million of the issuance costs.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, Series C Convertible Preferred stockholders of the Company converted 9,208 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock into 6,215,742 shares of common stock.

Also, during the three months ended March 31, 2020, holders of Warrants exercised 4,469,850 of the warrants electing to use the cashless exercise option, which resulted in the issuance of 3,128,895 shares of common stock.

2019 ATM Stock Offerings

On June 4, 2019, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement, (the “Distribution Agreement”), with Maxim Group LLC (“Maxim”), pursuant to which the Company may sell from time to time, shares of its common stock, having an aggregate offering price of up to $1.6 million through Maxim, as agent (the “ATM Offering”). On September 12, 2019, the Company entered into an amendment to the Distribution Agreement with Maxim, which increased the maximum aggregate offering price of the shares of the Company’s common stock from $1.6 million to $2.5 million. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement, Maxim will use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell the shares from time to time, based on the Company’s instructions. The Company has no obligation to sell any of the shares and may at any time suspend offers under the Distribution Agreement. The Offering will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of Shares having an aggregate offering price of $2.5 million, (ii) the termination of the Distribution Agreement by either Maxim or the Company upon the provision of fifteen (15) days written notice, or (iii) September 12, 2020. The Company agrees to pay Maxim a transaction fee at a fixed rate of 4.25% of the gross sales price of shares sold under the Distribution Agreement and agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to Maxim with respect to certain liabilities under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company raised approximately $1.5 million, net of fees, through the issuance of 527,896 shares of common stock under the Distribution Agreement with Maxim. The Company is eligible to raise an additional $0.8 million under this offering.