Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	14. Subsequent Events On August 7, 2013, holders of all of the Company’s convertible subordinated notes exercised outstanding warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2.5 million shares of common stock for cash at an exercise price of $3.361 per share and converted a portion of their notes into shares of common stock. In a separate transaction, the holders exchanged the balance of their convertible notes for shares and additional warrants to purchase 2.5 million shares, also having an exercise price of $3.361 per share. The convertible notes held by these holders were extinguished, and the Company issued shares at a combined rate of $3.00 per share in these transactions. As a result of these transactions, the Company issued a total of 5.2 million shares of common stock and received an aggregate of $8.475 million in cash from the warrant exercise. In addition, $8.1 million of convertible subordinated notes have been retired. In connection with the exchange, the holders and the Company amended the terms of the original securities purchase agreement under which the notes and warrants were issued to remove certain ongoing covenants. The Company also intends to conduct a rights offering to all existing stockholders, pursuant to which its stockholders may elect to purchase a specified fraction of a share for each share of stock held as of the record date for the offering, at a price of $3.00 per share. The Company currently anticipates that fraction would not be less than 0.25 per share for each share of common stock held. The Company will register the rights offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and as a result, the record date for the rights offering has not been set at this time. Stereotaxis entered into these transactions in order to help alleviate its immediate liquidity concerns. The Company continues to work on a long-term resolution of these liquidity issues with its financial advisors in order to mitigate the operational and financial risks that it faces.

14. Subsequent Events

On August 7, 2013, holders of all of the Company’s convertible subordinated notes exercised outstanding warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2.5 million shares of common stock for cash at an exercise price of $3.361 per share and converted a portion of their notes into shares of common stock. In a separate transaction, the holders exchanged the balance of their convertible notes for shares and additional warrants to purchase 2.5 million shares, also having an exercise price of $3.361 per share. The convertible notes held by these holders were extinguished, and the Company issued shares at a combined rate of $3.00 per share in these transactions. As a result of these transactions, the Company issued a total of 5.2 million shares of common stock and received an aggregate of $8.475 million in cash from the warrant exercise. In addition, $8.1 million of convertible subordinated notes have been retired.

In connection with the exchange, the holders and the Company amended the terms of the original securities purchase agreement under which the notes and warrants were issued to remove certain ongoing covenants. The Company also intends to conduct a rights offering to all existing stockholders, pursuant to which its stockholders may elect to purchase a specified fraction of a share for each share of stock held as of the record date for the offering, at a price of $3.00 per share. The Company currently anticipates that fraction would not be less than 0.25 per share for each share of common stock held. The Company will register the rights offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and as a result, the record date for the rights offering has not been set at this time.

Stereotaxis entered into these transactions in order to help alleviate its immediate liquidity concerns. The Company continues to work on a long-term resolution of these liquidity issues with its financial advisors in order to mitigate the operational and financial risks that it faces.