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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements. 

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenues and Costs Recognition –  Revenues in 2011 and 2012 were derived from royalties on our blood collection products pursuant to our minimum volume contract.  Revenues and accounts receivable under our contracts and within existing customer relationships are recognized when the price has been fixed, delivery has occurred and collectability is reasonably assured.  In the case of our royalty income, revenues are recognized when the amount is determined based on contract terms and no possibility of refund exists.  The Company began accruing revenue from its tube-activated blood collection device late in 2010 and collected its first revenue in 2011.

Cost of revenues sold includes all direct production costs, shipping and handling costs, royalty expenses and amortization of patents.  General and administrative costs are charged to the appropriate expense category as incurred.

Accounts Receivable – As is customary in the industry, the Company does not require collateral from customers in the ordinary course of business.  Accounts receivable are stated at the amount management expects to collect from outstanding balances.  Management provides for probable uncollected amounts through a charge to earnings and a credit to the allowance for doubtful accounts based on its assessment of the current status of individual accounts.  The Company does not accrue finance charges on its past due accounts receivable.  Balances that are still outstanding after management has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the allowance and a credit to accounts receivable. There were no allowances for doubtful accounts at the end of 2011 or the first two quarters of 2012. The Company has only one customer and revenue is pursuant to a minimum volume contract. That customer also manufactures the product.

Property and Equipment – Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization.  Depreciation and amortization for assets placed in service is provided using the straight line method over their estimated useful lives.  The cost of normal maintenance and repairs is charged against earnings.  Expenditures which significantly increase asset values or extend useful lives are capitalized.  The gain or loss on the disposition of property and equipment is recorded in the year of disposition.  

Intangible Assets – Intangible assets consist principally of intellectual properties such as regulatory product approvals and patents. Intangible assets are amortized using the straight line method over their estimated period of benefit, ranging from one to ten years upon being placed in full production.  We evaluate the recoverability of intangible assets periodically and take into account potential triggering events or circumstances that warrant revised estimates of useful lives or that indicate that impairment exists. Amortization of the Vacumate technology began in December 2009 when products were shipped for human use evaluation by our customer.  Management believes that future revenue from an existing minimum volume contract for this product insures that the carrying value of this asset is not impaired.

Research and Development Costs – Research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred.  These expenses do not include an allocation of salaries and benefits for the personnel engaged in these activities.  Although not expensed as research and development, all salaries and benefits for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, have been expensed.

Advertising – Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.  

Income Taxes –Income tax expense is provided for the tax effects of transactions reported in the financial statements and consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes.  Deferred taxes are recognized for differences between the basis of assets and liabilities for financial statement and income tax purposes.  The differences relate primarily to the effects of net operating loss carry forwards and differing basis, depreciation methods, and lives of depreciable assets. The deferred tax assets represent the future tax return consequences of those differences, which will be deductible when the assets are recovered.  The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets depends on the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible.  Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax assets, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.  Management believes it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Management has evaluated the positions taken in connection with the tax provisions and tax compliance for the periods included in these financial statements as required by ASC 740.  The Company does not believe that any of the positions it has taken will not prevail on a more likely than not basis.  As such no disclosure of such positions was deemed necessary.

Cash and Cash Equivalents – For the purposes of the Statements of Cash Flows, the Company considers cash and cash equivalents to be cash in all bank accounts, including money market and temporary investments that have an original maturity of three months or less.

Concentration of Credit Risk – From time to time during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2011, certain bank account balances exceeded federally insured limits.  The Company has not experienced losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash.