Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies	(17)Commitments and Contingencies Employee Arrangements and Other Compensation Certain members of management are entitled to severance benefits payable upon termination following a change in control, which would approximate $1.7 million at December 31, 2019. The Company also has agreements with certain employees to pay bonuses based on targeted performance criteria. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, approximately $0.6 million and $0.3 million was accrued for performance bonuses, which is included in accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Purchase Commitments The Company generally purchases its products and accessories from a limited group of third-party suppliers through purchase orders. The Company had $0.8 million of purchase commitments as of December 31, 2019, for which the Company has not received the goods or services and which are expected to be purchased primarily within one year. These purchase commitments were made to secure better pricing and to ensure the Company will have the necessary inventory to meet anticipated near term demand. Although open purchase orders are considered enforceable and legally binding, the Company may be able to cancel, reschedule, or adjust requirements prior to supplier fulfillment. Litigation Fulfillium. On April 20, 2017, Fulfillium, Inc. filed a complaint against ReShape Medical, Inc. (which the Company acquired in October 2017 and which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, which alleged misappropriation of trade secrets and infringement of two U.S. Patents (“Fulfillium I”). On July 28, 2017, ReShape Medical moved to dismiss both the trade secret claim and certain aspects of the patent infringement claim, and to transfer the litigation to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. On October 16, 2017, the Court granted ReShape Medical’s motion to dismiss the trade secret and willful infringement claims, and ordered the case transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Fulfillium twice amended its complaint, narrowing its original trade secret claim and adding further patent infringement claims and additional parties. On June 4, 2018, ReShape Medical filed a motion to dismiss the patent infringement claims for lack of standing, which the Court granted on July 5, 2018. On August 10, 2018, the Court dismissed without prejudice the trade secret claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and terminated the case. Fulfillium appealed these dismissals and ReShape Medical appealed the grant and denial of certain attorney fee awards. On July 20, 2018, Fulfillium filed a new complaint against ReShape Lifesciences Inc. (and its wholly owned subsidiary ReShape Medical LLC) in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (“Fulfillium II”) reasserting the patent infringement claims asserted in Fulfillium I. On August 15, 2018, Fulfillium amended its complaint in Fulfillium II to reassert the trade secret misappropriation claim asserted in Fulfillium I against ReShape Medical LLC and others. On September 7, 2018, Fulfillium filed a complaint in California state court alleging the same trade secret misappropriation claim asserted in both Fulfillium I and Fulfillium II. On November 7, 2018, the Court dismissed the non-Company parties from Fulfillium II. On April 20, 2018, ReShape Medical filed Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) petitions with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the “PTAB”) to have all claims of both of the originally asserted Fulfillium patents canceled as unpatentable over various combinations of prior art. On November 6, 2018, the PTAB denied those petitions. The parties held a mediation on April 9, 2019, but were unable to resolve the matter. On September 6, 2019, the Company entered into a confidential settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Fulfillium pursuant to which Fulfillium agreed to dismiss with prejudice the previously-disclosed lawsuits filed by Fulfillium against the Company in exchange for $1.5 million in cash, $0.5 million of which was paid following the settlement and the remaining $1.0 million of which will be payable in four quarterly installments beginning in January 2020. The Company has recorded a contingent loss relating to the settlement of $1.5 million in its consolidated financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2019. Alpha and Iroquois. On July 12, 2018, Alpha Capital Anstalt (“Alpha”) filed a complaint against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. In August 2017, Alpha acquired shares of the Company’s series B convertible preferred stock and warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock in an underwritten public offering. Pursuant to the terms of the series B convertible preferred stock and warrants, the conversion price of the series B convertible preferred stock and exercise price of the warrants was subject to adjustment in the case of, among other things, dilutive issuances of securities by the Company. The complaint alleged breach of contract, claiming that the Company should have adjusted the conversion price of the series B convertible preferred stock and exercise price of the warrants to not less than $50,400.00 per share, rather than the $189,000.00 per share to which the Company actually adjusted such conversion price and exercise price, in connection with its registered direct offering of series D convertible preferred stock and warrants to purchase common stock that it completed and announced in April 2018. On July 26, 2018, Iroquois Capital Investment Group, LLC and Iroquois Master Fund, Ltd. (“Iroquois”) filed a complaint against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, with substantially the same claims and seeking substantially the same relief as Alpha’s complaint described above, except that Iroquois claimed that the conversion price of the series D convertible preferred stock and exercise price of the warrants should have been adjusted to $22,680.00 per share. Following a mediation held on June 20, 2019, the parties each entered into a mutually agreeable settlement agreement resolving the issues raised in the complaints filed by each Alpha and Iroquois. Pursuant to the settlement agreements, each lawsuit has been dismissed with prejudice. The Company is not currently a party to any material litigation and the Company is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation against it that could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operating results or financial condition. The medical device industry in which the Company operates 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, the Company may be involved in various legal proceedings from time to time. Product Liability Claims The Company is exposed to product liability claims that are inherent in the testing, production, marketing and sale of medical devices. Management believes any losses that may occur from these matters are adequately covered by insurance, and the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. The Company is not currently a party to any product liability litigation and is not aware of any pending or threatened product liability litigation that could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operating results or financial condition.

(17)Commitments and Contingencies

Employee Arrangements and Other Compensation

Certain members of management are entitled to severance benefits payable upon termination following a change in control, which would approximate $1.7 million at December 31, 2019. The Company also has agreements with certain employees to pay bonuses based on targeted performance criteria. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, approximately $0.6 million and $0.3 million was accrued for performance bonuses, which is included in accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

Purchase Commitments

The Company generally purchases its products and accessories from a limited group of third-party suppliers through purchase orders. The Company had $0.8 million of purchase commitments as of December 31, 2019, for which the Company has not received the goods or services and which are expected to be purchased primarily within one year. These purchase commitments were made to secure better pricing and to ensure the Company will have the necessary inventory to meet anticipated near term demand. Although open purchase orders are considered enforceable and legally binding, the Company may be able to cancel, reschedule, or adjust requirements prior to supplier fulfillment.

Litigation

Fulfillium. On April 20, 2017, Fulfillium, Inc. filed a complaint against ReShape Medical, Inc. (which the Company acquired in October 2017 and which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, which alleged misappropriation of trade secrets and infringement of two U.S. Patents (“Fulfillium I”). On July 28, 2017, ReShape Medical moved to dismiss both the trade secret claim and certain aspects of the patent infringement claim, and to transfer the litigation to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. On October 16, 2017, the Court granted ReShape Medical’s motion to dismiss the trade secret and willful infringement claims, and ordered the case transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Fulfillium twice amended its complaint, narrowing its original trade secret claim and adding further patent infringement claims and additional parties. On June 4, 2018, ReShape Medical filed a motion to dismiss the patent infringement claims for lack of standing, which the Court granted on July 5, 2018. On August 10, 2018, the Court dismissed without prejudice the trade secret claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and terminated the case. Fulfillium appealed these dismissals and ReShape Medical appealed the grant and denial of certain attorney fee awards. On July 20, 2018, Fulfillium filed a new complaint against ReShape Lifesciences Inc. (and its wholly owned subsidiary ReShape Medical LLC) in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (“Fulfillium II”) reasserting the patent infringement claims asserted in Fulfillium I. On August 15, 2018, Fulfillium amended its complaint in Fulfillium II to reassert the trade secret misappropriation claim asserted in Fulfillium I against ReShape Medical LLC and others. On September 7, 2018, Fulfillium filed a complaint in California state court alleging the same trade secret misappropriation claim asserted in both Fulfillium I and Fulfillium II. On November 7, 2018, the Court dismissed the non-Company parties from Fulfillium II. On April 20, 2018, ReShape Medical filed Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) petitions with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the “PTAB”) to have all claims of both of the originally asserted Fulfillium patents canceled as unpatentable over various combinations of prior art. On November 6, 2018, the PTAB denied those petitions. The parties held a mediation on April 9, 2019, but were unable to resolve the matter. On September 6, 2019, the Company entered into a confidential settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Fulfillium pursuant to which Fulfillium agreed to dismiss with prejudice the previously-disclosed lawsuits filed by Fulfillium against the Company in exchange for $1.5 million in cash, $0.5 million of which was paid following the settlement and the remaining $1.0 million of which will be payable in four quarterly installments beginning in January 2020. The Company has recorded a contingent loss relating to the settlement of $1.5 million in its consolidated financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2019.

Alpha and Iroquois. On July 12, 2018, Alpha Capital Anstalt (“Alpha”) filed a complaint against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. In August 2017, Alpha acquired shares of the Company’s series B convertible preferred stock and warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock in an underwritten public offering. Pursuant to the terms of the series B convertible preferred stock and warrants, the conversion price of the series B convertible preferred stock and exercise price of the warrants was subject to adjustment in the case of, among other things, dilutive issuances of securities by the Company. The complaint alleged breach of contract, claiming that the Company should have adjusted the conversion price of the series B convertible preferred stock and exercise price of the warrants to not less than $50,400.00 per share, rather than the $189,000.00 per share to which the Company actually adjusted such conversion price and exercise price, in connection with its registered direct offering of series D convertible preferred stock and warrants to purchase common stock that it completed and announced in April 2018. On July 26, 2018, Iroquois Capital Investment Group, LLC and Iroquois Master Fund, Ltd. (“Iroquois”) filed a complaint against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, with substantially the same claims and seeking substantially the same relief as Alpha’s complaint described above, except that Iroquois claimed that the conversion price of the series D convertible preferred stock and exercise price of the warrants should have been adjusted to $22,680.00 per share. Following a mediation held on June 20, 2019, the parties each entered into a mutually agreeable settlement agreement resolving the issues raised in the complaints filed by each Alpha and Iroquois. Pursuant to the settlement agreements, each lawsuit has been dismissed with prejudice.

The Company is not currently a party to any material litigation and the Company is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation against it that could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operating results or financial condition. The medical device industry in which the Company operates 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, the Company may be involved in various legal proceedings from time to time.

Product Liability Claims

The Company is exposed to product liability claims that are inherent in the testing, production, marketing and sale of medical devices. Management believes any losses that may occur from these matters are adequately covered by insurance, and the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. The Company is not currently a party to any product liability litigation and is not aware of any pending or threatened product liability litigation that could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operating results or financial condition.