(5)
Commitments and Contingencies
 
(a)
Operating Leases
 
As of December 31, 2025, the Company has the right of use for its facilities located in Suwanee, GA under a long-term operating lease agreement, as amended (Lease Agreement), which expires in April 2029. The Company has the option (Extension Option) to extend the term for one consecutive term of five years each at the greater of the then current prevailing rental rate or current base rent rate, as agreed by both parties, and upon certain terms and conditions. The Company must provide written notice of its intent to exercise this extension option at between nine and 12 months prior to the expiration date of April 2029. Under the terms of the lease agreement, the Company’s monthly rent is subject to increases on an annual basis. As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s monthly rent payment was $52,614.
Operating right-of-use assets and lease liabilities consist of the following as of December 31:
 
         
     2025      2024  
Lease right-of-use assets
 $
1,297,121
    
1,805,543
 
 
         
Lease liabilities:
   2025      2024  
Lease liabilities – current portion
 $
487,624
    
517,967
 
Lease liabilities – long-term portion
  
1,030,476
    
1,518,100
 
Total
 $1,518,100    2,036,067 
 
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the weighted-average discount rate for all operating leases with initial terms of more than one year was approximately 10% and the weighted-average remaining term for operating leases was 3.3 years and 4.3 years, respectively.
 
The operating lease agreement for the Company’s facility includes non-lease costs, such as common area maintenance, which are recorded as variable lease costs. Operating lease expenses are included in general and administrative expenses in the Company’s statements of comprehensive loss and are summarized as follows for the years ending December 31:
 
         
Lease cost:
   2025      2024  
Operating lease cost
 $619,796    619,796 
Short-term lease cost
  7,765    7,765 
Variable lease cost
  139,646    148,109 
Total
 $767,207    775,670 
 
The following table summarizes the Company’s undiscounted cash payment obligations for its operating lease liabilities with initial terms of more than twelve months as of December 31, 2025:
 
Operating leases:
    
2026
 $654,514 
2027
  680,694 
2028
  707,922 
2029
  243,835 
2030
    
Total undiscounted lease payments -operating leases
  2,286,965 
Less:   imputed interest
  (768,865
Lease liability
  1,518,100 
Less: current portion of lease liability
  (487,624
Lease liability, less current portion
 $1,030,476 
 
(b)
Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs)
 
As part of the regulatory approval process for taking its products to market or conducting post-market clinical studies to support marketing efforts for products with regulatory clearance, the Company enters into a CTA to compensate each participating medical institution and investigator. Generally, upon executing a CTA with a participating medical institution or investigator, the Company pays a fee for institutional review board (IRB) approval that usually requires annual renewals and one-time site startup costs. As individual participants are enrolled in the clinical trial by the participating medical institution or investigator, the Company pays certain per subject fees according to the CTA for the duration of the trial. Expenses incurred in connection with these CTA activities are expensed as services are provided and are included in research and development expenses on the accompanying statements of comprehensive loss.
(c)
Legal Claims
 
Occasionally, the Company may be a party to legal claims or proceedings of which the outcomes are subject to significant uncertainty. In accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies, the Company will assess the likelihood of an adverse judgment for any outstanding claim as well as ranges of probable losses. When it has been determined that a loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated, the Company will record a liability. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no material legal contingencies requiring accrual or disclosure.
 
The Company, as permitted under Delaware law and in accordance with its bylaws, indemnifies its officers and directors for certain events or occurrences, subject to certain limits, while the officer or director who is or was serving at the Company’s request in such capacity. The Company entered into employment agreements with its officers, which provides for indemnification protection in the executive’s capacity as an officer for actions taken within the scope of employment. The maximum amount of potential future indemnification is unlimited; however, the Company has obtained director and officer insurance that limits its exposure. The Company believes the fair value for these indemnification obligations is minimal. Accordingly, the Company has not recognized any liabilities relating to these obligations as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 31, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 27, 2025
2023Mar 28, 2024
2022Mar 30, 2023
2021Mar 24, 2022

About Commitments Disclosures

Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.

Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.