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4. Deferred Revenues
In connection with our medical device sales and research services, we often receive cash payments before our earnings process is complete. In these instances, we record 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 our Ekso 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 consist of the following:
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