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Commitments And Contingencies Commitments And Contingencies (Notes)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
The previously reported investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (the “Commission”) regarding compliance of the Company’s representations about its Quell® product with Sections 5 and 12 of the Federal Trade Commission Act was settled in March 2020. The defendants, Dr. Shai Gozani, NeuroMetrix, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer, and the Company, did not admit any of the allegations in the Commission’s proposed complaint. In the settlement, Dr. Gozani and the Company have agreed to certain modifications of Quell advertising claims. Further, the Commission was paid Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) by Dr. Gozani, and the Company pledged to pay to the Commission future commercial milestone payments, if and when received, pursuant to a collaboration agreement with a third party. The settlement has been entered by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.