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AtriCure, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Friday, 2/26/21, at 1:29pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/20   ·   Accession #:  1323885-21-11   ·   File #:  0-51470

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 2/26/21  AtriCure, Inc.                    10-K       12/31/20  111:23M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.91M 
 2: EX-10.17    Material Contract                                   HTML     75K 
 3: EX-10.19    Material Contract                                   HTML     40K 
 4: EX-10.20    Material Contract                                   HTML     81K 
 5: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     29K 
 6: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     30K 
 7: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
 8: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
 9: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
10: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
17: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     94K 
18: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    117K 
19: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     41K 
20: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations and           HTML    100K 
                Comprehensive Loss                                               
21: R5          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     84K 
22: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    151K 
23: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML     31K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
24: R8          Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML    152K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
25: R9          Recent Accounting Pronouncements                    HTML     41K 
26: R10         Fair Value                                          HTML    385K 
27: R11         Investments                                         HTML    137K 
28: R12         Business Combinations                               HTML    148K 
29: R13         Intangible Assets and Goodwill                      HTML    125K 
30: R14         Inventories                                         HTML     58K 
31: R15         Property and Equipment                              HTML    104K 
32: R16         Accrued Liabilities                                 HTML     77K 
33: R17         Indebtedness                                        HTML     59K 
34: R18         Leases                                              HTML    272K 
35: R19         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     40K 
36: R20         Revenue                                             HTML     41K 
37: R21         Income Taxes                                        HTML    385K 
38: R22         Concentrations                                      HTML     36K 
39: R23         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     36K 
40: R24         Equity Compensation Plans                           HTML    753K 
41: R25         Segment and Geographic Information                  HTML    183K 
42: R26         Selected Quarterly Financial Data                   HTML    159K 
43: R27         Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts     HTML    167K 
44: R28         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML    204K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
45: R29         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML    116K 
                Accounting Policies (Tables)                                     
46: R30         Fair Value (Tables)                                 HTML    367K 
47: R31         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    135K 
48: R32         Business Combinations (Tables)                      HTML    136K 
49: R33         Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)             HTML    124K 
50: R34         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     58K 
51: R35         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     99K 
52: R36         Accrued Liabilities (Tables)                        HTML     76K 
53: R37         Indebtedness (Tables)                               HTML     47K 
54: R38         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    270K 
55: R39         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    371K 
56: R40         Equity Compensation Plans (Tables)                  HTML    733K 
57: R41         Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)         HTML    178K 
58: R42         Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)          HTML    157K 
59: R43         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     43K 
                Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details)                        
60: R44         Description of Business and Summary of Significant  HTML     49K 
                Accounting Policies (Accumulated Other                           
                Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details)                           
61: R45         Fair Value (Narrative) (Details)                    HTML     94K 
62: R46         Fair Value (Financial Assets And Liabilities        HTML     65K 
                Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis)                     
                (Details)                                                        
63: R47         Fair Value (Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Using   HTML     53K 
                Significant Other Unobservable Inputs For                        
                Acquisition-Related Contingent Consideration                     
                (Recurring)) (Details)                                           
64: R48         Fair Value (Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Using   HTML     42K 
                Significant Other Unobservable Inputs For                        
                Acquisition-Related Contingent Consideration)                    
                (Details)                                                        
65: R49         Investments (Narrative) (Details)                   HTML     32K 
66: R50         Investments (Summary Of Short-term Investments)     HTML     48K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R51         Business Combinations (Narrative) (Details)         HTML     86K 
68: R52         Business Combinations (Schedule of Components of    HTML     40K 
                Aggregate Purchase Price) (Details)                              
69: R53         Business Combinations (Summary Of Estimated Fair    HTML     64K 
                Values Of Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed)               
                (Details)                                                        
70: R54         Business Combinations (Valuation of Intangible      HTML     40K 
                Assets Acquired and Related Amortization Periods)                
                (Details)                                                        
71: R55         Business Combination (Pro-forma Acquisition         HTML     37K 
                Information) (Details)                                           
72: R56         Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Narrative)          HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
73: R57         Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Company's           HTML     45K 
                Intangible Assets) (Details)                                     
74: R58         Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Future              HTML     45K 
                Amortization Expense Related To Intangible Assets                
                With Definite Lives) (Details)                                   
75: R59         Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Summary Of          HTML     34K 
                Company's Goodwill) (Details)                                    
76: R60         Inventories (Summary Of Inventories) (Details)      HTML     39K 
77: R61         Property and Equipment (Narrative) (Details)        HTML     38K 
78: R62         Property and Equipment (Summary Of Property And     HTML     73K 
                Equipment) (Details)                                             
79: R63         Accrued Liabilities (Accrued Liabilities)           HTML     51K 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R64         Indebtedness (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     67K 
81: R65         Indebtedness (Future Maturities On Debt) (Details)  HTML     47K 
82: R66         Leases (Narrative) (Details)                        HTML     45K 
83: R67         Leases (Summary Of Weighted Average Remaining       HTML     39K 
                Lease Term And Discount Rate) (Details)                          
84: R68         Leases (Summary Of Components Of Lease Expense)     HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
85: R69         Leases (Summary Of Supplemental Cash Flow           HTML     46K 
                Information Related To Leases) (Details)                         
86: R70         Leases (Summary Of Supplemental Balance Sheet       HTML     63K 
                Information Related To Leases) (Details)                         
87: R71         Leases (Schedule Of Maturities Of Lease             HTML     70K 
                Liabilities) (Details)                                           
88: R72         Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative)           HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
89: R73         Revenue (Narrative) (Details)                       HTML     39K 
90: R74         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     92K 
91: R75         Income Taxes (Summary Of Company's Provision for    HTML     60K 
                Income Taxes) (Details)                                          
92: R76         Income Taxes (Summary Of Detail Of Deferred Tax     HTML     61K 
                Assets And Liabilities) (Details)                                
93: R77         Income Taxes (Summary Of Difference Between         HTML     80K 
                Effective Income Tax Rates And Federal Statutory                 
                Rate) (Details)                                                  
94: R78         Income Taxes (Summary Of Reconciliation Of Change   HTML     43K 
                In Federal And State Unrecognized Tax Benefits)                  
                (Details)                                                        
95: R79         Concentrations (Narrative) (Details)                HTML     42K 
96: R80         Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details)        HTML     41K 
97: R81         Equity Compensation Plans (Narrative) (Details)     HTML    141K 
98: R82         Equity Compensation Plans (Activity Under Stock     HTML    117K 
                Based Compensation Plans) (Details)                              
99: R83         Equity Compensation Plans (Share-Based              HTML     47K 
                Compensation Expense Related To Employee                         
                Share-Based Compensation) (Details)                              
100: R84         Equity Compensation Plans (Assumptions Used for     HTML     49K  
                Determining Fair Value of Options) (Details)                     
101: R85         Equity Compensation Plans (Weighted Average         HTML     41K  
                Estimated Grant Date Fair Value Per Share of Stock               
                Options, Restricted Stock Granted, And Performance               
                Awards) (Details)                                                
102: R86         Equity Compensation Plans (Estimated Grant Date     HTML     51K  
                Fair Value Per Share of Performance Options                      
                Granted) (Details)                                               
103: R87         Segment and Geographic Information (Narrative)      HTML     31K  
                (Details)                                                        
104: R88         Segment and Geographic Information (Revenue By      HTML     56K  
                Geographic Area) (Details)                                       
105: R89         Segment and Geographic Information (Revenue By      HTML     68K  
                Product Type) (Details)                                          
106: R90         Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Schedule Of      HTML     55K  
                Quarterly Financial Information) (Details)                       
107: R91         Schedule II (Schedule Of Valuation And Qualifying   HTML     50K  
                Accounts) (Details)                                              
109: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    210K  
16: XML         XBRL Instance -- atrc-20201231x10k_htm               XML   7.23M 
108: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    134K  
12: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- atrc-20201231_cal               XML    296K 
13: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- atrc-20201231_def                XML    791K 
14: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- atrc-20201231_lab                     XML   1.67M 
15: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- atrc-20201231_pre              XML   1.43M 
11: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- atrc-20201231                         XSD    217K 
110: JSON        XBRL Instance as JSON Data -- MetaLinks              516±   788K  
111: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001323885-21-000011-xbrl      Zip    462K

‘EX-101.PRE’   —   XBRL Presentations — atrc-20201231_pre

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