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Debt - 2017 Facility - Additional Information (Details)	Jul. 06, 2018 USD ($) payment $ / shares shares	May 04, 2017 USD ($) payment	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 payment
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Gain on extinguishment of debt				$ (246,000)
2017 Credit Facility
Debt
Loan agreement amount		$ 12,000,000
Interest rate			7.52%
Number of interest and principal payments \| payment	24				24
Reimbursement of principal payments			$ 1,000,000
End-of-term fee (as a percent)	7.00%	6.00%
Number of shares the warrant can be converted to \| shares	9,375
Warrant exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 8.91
Warrant exercise expiration period	5 years
Fair value of warrants	$ 43,000
2017 Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt
Number of interest and principal payments \| payment	24	24
2017 Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt
Number of interest and principal payments \| payment	36	36
2017 Credit Facility \| Prime Rate
Debt
Interest rate, negative basis spread percentage		0.75%	0.75%
Interest rate			4.50%
SVB Credit Facility
Debt
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Warrant exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 26.00