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Interest (expense) income				$ (178,000)	$ (172,000)	$ (144,000)	$ (160,000)	$ (179,000)	$ (132,000)	$ 13,000	$ 12,000	$ (654,000)	$ (286,000)	$ 114,000
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Risk Free Interest Rate
Debt
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Price Volatility
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Expected Dividend Rate
Debt
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Minimum
Debt
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Maximum
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Term Loan
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Cash security (as a percentage)												100.00%
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Debt discount amortized as interest expenses			$ 100,000
Interest (expense) income		$ 33,000										500,000	$ 300,000
Term Loan \| Subsequent Event
Debt
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Term Loan \| SVB
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Success fee (as a percentage)	3.50%
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Term of warrants		10 years
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Term Loan \| SVB \| Subsequent Event
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Initial Tranche
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Debt discount amortized as interest expenses												2,000
Legal fees incurred												20,000
Initial Tranche \| SVB
Debt
Fee recorded as discount												10,000
Third Tranche Available Through November 2018
Debt
Principal amount				$ 5,000,000								$ 5,000,000