Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Dr. Hsiao, Dr. Frost and directors Steven Rubin and Rao Uppaluri are each stockholders, current or former officers and/or directors or former directors of TransEnterix, Inc. (formerly SafeStitch Medical, Inc.) (“TransEnterix”), a publicly-traded, medical device manufacturer, Tiger X Medical, Inc. (“Tiger X”) (formerly known as Cardo Medical, Inc.), a publicly traded former medical device company, Cogint, Inc. (“Cogint”) (formerly known as IDI, Inc.), a publicly-traded data fusion company and VBI Vaccines Inc, a vaccine development company. The Company’s Chief Financial Officer also served as the Chief Financial Officer of TransEnterix until October 2, 2013. The Company’s Chief Financial Officer continued as an employee of TransEnterix until March 3, 2014, during which he supervised the Miami based accounting staff of TransEnterix under a cost sharing arrangement whereby the total salaries of the Miami based accounting staff was shared by the Company and TransEnterix. Since December 2009, the Company’s Chief Legal Officer has served under a similar cost sharing arrangement as Corporate Counsel of Cogint and as the Chief Legal Officer of each of TransEnterix and Tiger X. The Company recorded additions to selling, general and administrative costs and expenses to account for the sharing of costs under these arrangements of $36,000 and $32,000 for the years ended July 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Aggregate accounts payable to TransEnterix totaled approximately $800 and $1,200 at July 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The Company signed a five year lease for office space in Miami, Florida with a company controlled by Dr. Phillip Frost, who is the beneficial owner of more than 10% of the Company’s common stock. The rental payments under the Miami office lease, which commenced January 1, 2008 and expired on December 31, 2012, were approximately $1,250 per month and then continued on a month-to-month basis. In February 2016 the rent was reduced to $0 per month. For the years ended July 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded rent expense related to the Miami lease of $9,000 and $15,000, respectively. At July 31, 2016 and 2015, approximately $76,000 and $67,000 in rent was payable. The Company signed a three year lease for warehouse space in Hialeah, Florida with a company jointly controlled by Dr. Frost and Dr. Jane Hsiao, the Company’s Chairman and Interim CEO. The rental payments under the Hialeah warehouse lease, which commenced February 1, 2009 and expired on January 31, 2012, were approximately $5,000 per month for the first year and were subsequently on a month-to-month basis following the expiration of the lease. As further described in Note 9, the Company vacated the Hialeah warehouse in September 2014 and entered into a new lease with an unrelated third party. The Company recorded $0 and $6,000 of rent expense related to the Hialeah lease for the years ended July 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. At July 31, 2016 and 2015, approximately $115,000 in rent was payable. As more fully described in Note 5, the Company entered into a $1.0 million Credit Facility in March 2010 with both an entity controlled by Dr. Frost and an entity controlled by Dr. Hsiao. There were no advances under the Credit Facility for the years ended July 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $1,000,000 was outstanding as of July 31, 2016 and 2015. The Company accrued interest expense related to the Credit Facility of approximately $110,000 for each of the years ended July 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. A total of $810,000 and $641,000 in accumulated interest payable on the Credit Facility and promissory notes remained outstanding as of July 31, 2016 and July 31, 2015, respectively. In addition to the Credit Facility, the Company has entered into the following related party notes: 2011 Promissory Notes. On September 12, 2011, the Company entered into two promissory notes in the principal amount of $50,000 each with Frost Gamma, a trust controlled by Dr. Phillip Frost, which beneficially owns in excess of 10% of the Company’s common stock, and with an unrelated third party for a total of $100,000. The interest rate payable by the Company on both the 2011 Frost Gamma Note and the unrelated third party note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of September 12, 2014 and subsequently the date was extended to July 31, 2017 (the “Promissory Notes Maturity Date”). The Company may prepay either or both notes in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty. 2012 Promissory Note. On May 30, 2012, the Company entered into a promissory note in the principal amount of $50,000 with Hsu Gamma, an entity controlled by the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer, Jane H. Hsiao, (the “2012 Hsu Gamma Note”). The interest rate payable by the Company on the 2012 Hsu Gamma Note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of September 12, 2014 and subsequently the date was extended to July 31, 2017. The Hsu Gamma Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty. 2013 Promissory Note. On February 22, 2013, the Company entered into a promissory note in the amount of $50,000 with Jane Hsiao, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer (the “2013 Hsiao Note”). The interest rate payable by the Company on the 2013 Hsiao Note is 11% per annum, originally payable on the maturity date of September 12, 2014 and subsequently the date was extended to July 31, 2017. The 2013 Hsiao Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty. 2014 Promissory Note. On September 24, 2014, the Company entered into a promissory note (the “2014 Hsiao Note”) in the principal amount of $50,000 with Jane Hsiao, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer. The interest rate payable by the Company on the 2014 Hsiao Note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of July 31, 2017. The 2014 Hsiao Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without penalty. 2015 Promissory Notes. On February 2, 2015, the Company entered into a promissory note (the “2015 Hsiao Note”) in the principal amount of $50,000 with Jane Hsiao, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer. The interest rate payable by the Company on the 2015 Hsiao Note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of July 31, 2017. The 2015 Hsiao Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without penalty. On April 16, 2015, the Company entered into a promissory note (“April 2015 Frost Gamma Note”) in the amount of $100,000 with Frost Gamma”), a trust controlled by Dr. Phillip Frost, which beneficially owns in excess of 10% of the Company’s common stock. The interest rate payable by the Company on the April 2015 Frost Note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of July 31, 2017. The April 2015 Frost Gamma Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty. On August 12, 2015, the Company entered into a promissory note in the principal amount of $25,000 with Frost Gamma (the “August 2015 Frost Gamma Note”), a trust controlled by Dr. Phillip Frost, which beneficially owns in excess of 10% of the Company’s common stock. The interest rate payable by the Company on the August 2015 Frost Note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of July 31, 2017. The August 2015 Frost Gamma Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty. On October 27, 2015, the Company entered into a promissory note in the principal amount of $50,000 with Frost Gamma (the “October 2015 Frost Gamma Note”), a trust controlled by Dr. Phillip Frost, which beneficially owns in excess of 10% of the Company’s common stock. The interest rate payable by the Company on the October 2015 Frost Gamma Note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of July 31, 2017. The October 2015 Frost Gamma Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty. On October 27, 2015, the Company entered into a promissory note in the principal amount of $50,000 with Jane Hsiao, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer (the “October 2015 Hsiao Note”). The interest rate payable by the Company on the October 2015 Hsiao Note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of July 31, 2017. The October 2015 Hsiao Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty. 2016 Promissory Notes. On June 1, 2016, the Company entered into a promissory note in the principal amount of $100,000 with Frost Gamma (the “June 2016 Frost Gamma Note”), a trust controlled by Dr. Phillip Frost, which beneficially owns in excess of 10% of the Company’s common stock. The interest rate payable by the Company on the June 2016 Frost Gamma Note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of July 31, 2017. The June 2016 Frost Gamma Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty. On June 1, 2016, the Company entered into a promissory note in the principal amount of $100,000 with Hsu Gamma, an entity controlled by NIMS’ Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer, Jane H. Hsiao, (the “June 2016 Hsu Gamma Note”). The interest rate payable by NIMS on the June 2016 Hsu Gamma Note is 11% per annum, payable on the Promissory Notes Maturity Date. The June 2016 Hsu Gamma Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty.

Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Dr. Hsiao, Dr. Frost and directors Steven Rubin and Rao Uppaluri are each stockholders, current or former officers and/or directors or former directors of TransEnterix, Inc. (formerly SafeStitch Medical, Inc.) (“TransEnterix”), a publicly-traded, medical device manufacturer, Tiger X Medical, Inc. (“Tiger X”) (formerly known as Cardo Medical, Inc.), a publicly traded former medical device company, Cogint, Inc. (“Cogint”) (formerly known as IDI, Inc.), a publicly-traded data fusion company and VBI Vaccines Inc, a vaccine development company. The Company’s Chief Financial Officer also served as the Chief Financial Officer of TransEnterix until October 2, 2013. The Company’s Chief Financial Officer continued as an employee of TransEnterix until March 3, 2014, during which he supervised the Miami based accounting staff of TransEnterix under a cost sharing arrangement whereby the total salaries of the Miami based accounting staff was shared by the Company and TransEnterix. Since December 2009, the Company’s Chief Legal Officer has served under a similar cost sharing arrangement as Corporate Counsel of Cogint and as the Chief Legal Officer of each of TransEnterix and Tiger X. The Company recorded additions to selling, general and administrative costs and expenses to account for the sharing of costs under these arrangements of $36,000 and $32,000 for the years ended July 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Aggregate accounts payable to TransEnterix totaled approximately $800 and $1,200 at July 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The Company signed a five year lease for office space in Miami, Florida with a company controlled by Dr. Phillip Frost, who is the beneficial owner of more than 10% of the Company’s common stock. The rental payments under the Miami office lease, which commenced January 1, 2008 and expired on December 31, 2012, were approximately $1,250 per month and then continued on a month-to-month basis. In February 2016 the rent was reduced to $0 per month. For the years ended July 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded rent expense related to the Miami lease of $9,000 and $15,000, respectively. At July 31, 2016 and 2015, approximately $76,000 and $67,000 in rent was payable.

The Company signed a three year lease for warehouse space in Hialeah, Florida with a company jointly controlled by Dr. Frost and Dr. Jane Hsiao, the Company’s Chairman and Interim CEO. The rental payments under the Hialeah warehouse lease, which commenced February 1, 2009 and expired on January 31, 2012, were approximately $5,000 per month for the first year and were subsequently on a month-to-month basis following the expiration of the lease. As further described in Note 9, the Company vacated the Hialeah warehouse in September 2014 and entered into a new lease with an unrelated third party. The Company recorded $0 and $6,000 of rent expense related to the Hialeah lease for the years ended July 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. At July 31, 2016 and 2015, approximately $115,000 in rent was payable.

As more fully described in Note 5, the Company entered into a $1.0 million Credit Facility in March 2010 with both an entity controlled by Dr. Frost and an entity controlled by Dr. Hsiao. There were no advances under the Credit Facility for the years ended July 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $1,000,000 was outstanding as of July 31, 2016 and 2015. The Company accrued interest expense related to the Credit Facility of approximately $110,000 for each of the years ended July 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. A total of $810,000 and $641,000 in accumulated interest payable on the Credit Facility and promissory notes remained outstanding as of July 31, 2016 and July 31, 2015, respectively.

In addition to the Credit Facility, the Company has entered into the following related party notes:

2011 Promissory Notes. On September 12, 2011, the Company entered into two promissory notes in the principal amount of $50,000 each with Frost Gamma, a trust controlled by Dr. Phillip Frost, which beneficially owns in excess of 10% of the Company’s common stock, and with an unrelated third party for a total of $100,000. The interest rate payable by the Company on both the 2011 Frost Gamma Note and the unrelated third party note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of September 12, 2014 and subsequently the date was extended to July 31, 2017 (the “Promissory Notes Maturity Date”). The Company may prepay either or both notes in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty.

2012 Promissory Note. On May 30, 2012, the Company entered into a promissory note in the principal amount of $50,000 with Hsu Gamma, an entity controlled by the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer, Jane H. Hsiao, (the “2012 Hsu Gamma Note”). The interest rate payable by the Company on the 2012 Hsu Gamma Note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of September 12, 2014 and subsequently the date was extended to July 31, 2017. The Hsu Gamma Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty.

2013 Promissory Note. On February 22, 2013, the Company entered into a promissory note in the amount of $50,000 with Jane Hsiao, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer (the “2013 Hsiao Note”). The interest rate payable by the Company on the 2013 Hsiao Note is 11% per annum, originally payable on the maturity date of September 12, 2014 and subsequently the date was extended to July 31, 2017. The 2013 Hsiao Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty.

2014 Promissory Note. On September 24, 2014, the Company entered into a promissory note (the “2014 Hsiao Note”) in the principal amount of $50,000 with Jane Hsiao, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer. The interest rate payable by the Company on the 2014 Hsiao Note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of July 31, 2017. The 2014 Hsiao Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without penalty.

2015 Promissory Notes. On February 2, 2015, the Company entered into a promissory note (the “2015 Hsiao Note”) in the principal amount of $50,000 with Jane Hsiao, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer. The interest rate payable by the Company on the 2015 Hsiao Note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of July 31, 2017. The 2015 Hsiao Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without penalty.

On April 16, 2015, the Company entered into a promissory note (“April 2015 Frost Gamma Note”) in the amount of $100,000 with Frost Gamma”), a trust controlled by Dr. Phillip Frost, which beneficially owns in excess of 10% of the Company’s common stock. The interest rate payable by the Company on the April 2015 Frost Note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of July 31, 2017. The April 2015 Frost Gamma Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty.

On August 12, 2015, the Company entered into a promissory note in the principal amount of $25,000 with Frost Gamma (the “August 2015 Frost Gamma Note”), a trust controlled by Dr. Phillip Frost, which beneficially owns in excess of 10% of the Company’s common stock. The interest rate payable by the Company on the August 2015 Frost Note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of July 31, 2017. The August 2015 Frost Gamma Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty.

On October 27, 2015, the Company entered into a promissory note in the principal amount of $50,000 with Frost Gamma (the “October 2015 Frost Gamma Note”), a trust controlled by Dr. Phillip Frost, which beneficially owns in excess of 10% of the Company’s common stock. The interest rate payable by the Company on the October 2015 Frost Gamma Note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of July 31, 2017. The October 2015 Frost Gamma Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty.

On October 27, 2015, the Company entered into a promissory note in the principal amount of $50,000 with Jane Hsiao, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer (the “October 2015 Hsiao Note”). The interest rate payable by the Company on the October 2015 Hsiao Note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of July 31, 2017. The October 2015 Hsiao Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty.

2016 Promissory Notes. On June 1, 2016, the Company entered into a promissory note in the principal amount of $100,000 with Frost Gamma (the “June 2016 Frost Gamma Note”), a trust controlled by Dr. Phillip Frost, which beneficially owns in excess of 10% of the Company’s common stock. The interest rate payable by the Company on the June 2016 Frost Gamma Note is 11% per annum, payable on the maturity date of July 31, 2017. The June 2016 Frost Gamma Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty.

On June 1, 2016, the Company entered into a promissory note in the principal amount of $100,000 with Hsu Gamma, an entity controlled by NIMS’ Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer, Jane H. Hsiao, (the “June 2016 Hsu Gamma Note”). The interest rate payable by NIMS on the June 2016 Hsu Gamma Note is 11% per annum, payable on the Promissory Notes Maturity Date. The June 2016 Hsu Gamma Note may be prepaid in advance of the Promissory Notes Maturity Date without premium or penalty.