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Deferred Revenues |
8. Deferred Revenues
In connection with the Company’s medical device sales and research services, the Company often receives cash payments before its earnings process is complete. In these instances, the Company records the payments as customer deposits until a device is shipped to the customer, or as customer advances in the case of research services until the earnings process is achieved. In both cases, the cash received is recorded as a component of deferred revenue. Revenue from the Company’s medical device sales is deferred and recognized over the maintenance period. Accordingly, at the time of shipment to the customer the amount billed is recorded as deferred revenue. Also, at the time of shipment, the related inventory is reclassified to deferred cost of revenue where it is amortized to cost of revenue over the same period as the related revenue. Deferred revenues and deferred cost of revenues consisted of the following:
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