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Sintx Technologies, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/17 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 3/29/18, at 5:31pm ET · For: 12/31/17 · Accession #: 1493152-18-4186 · File #: 1-33624

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/29/18  Sintx Technologies, Inc.          10-K       12/31/17   81:6.8M                                   M2 Compliance/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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14: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    108K 
15: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     46K 
16: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     80K 
17: R5          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     99K 
18: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow                HTML    139K 
19: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow                HTML     30K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
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                Policies                                                         
21: R9          Inventories                                         HTML     33K 
22: R10         Property and Equipment                              HTML     36K 
23: R11         Intangible Assets                                   HTML     32K 
24: R12         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     62K 
25: R13         Accrued Liabilities                                 HTML     33K 
26: R14         Debt                                                HTML     56K 
27: R15         Equity                                              HTML     36K 
28: R16         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     73K 
29: R17         Income Taxes                                        HTML     47K 
30: R18         Commitment and Contingencies                        HTML     38K 
31: R19         401(k) Plan                                         HTML     28K 
32: R20         Restatement to Previously Issued 2016 Consolidated  HTML     46K 
                Balance sheet and Related Statements of                          
                Operations, Stockholders? Equity and Cash Flows                  
33: R21         Restatement to Previously Issued 2017 Condensed     HTML     89K 
                Consolidated Financial Statements                                
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35: R23         Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting  HTML    142K 
                Policies (Policies)                                              
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                Policies (Tables)                                                
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                Balance sheet and Related Statements of                          
                Operations, Stockholders? Equity and Cash Flows                  
                (Tables)                                                         
47: R35         Restatement to Previously Issued 2017 Condensed     HTML     41K 
                Consolidated Financial Statements (Tables)                       
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                Policies (Details Narrative)                                     
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                Policies - Schedule of Antidilutive Securities                   
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Property and Equipment (Details)                                 
54: R42         Intangible Assets (Details Narrative)               HTML     34K 
55: R43         Intangible Assets - Schedule of Intangible Assets   HTML     41K 
                (Details)                                                        
56: R44         Fair Value Measurements (Details Narrative)         HTML     45K 
57: R45         Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Financial     HTML     40K 
                Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring                  
                Basis by Level within Fair Value Hierarchy                       
                (Details)                                                        
58: R46         Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of               HTML     35K 
                Reconciliation of Derivative Liability (Details)                 
59: R47         Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Assumptions   HTML     42K 
                used in Estimating Fair Value (Details)                          
60: R48         Accrued Liabilities - Schedule of Accrued           HTML     44K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
61: R49         Debt (Details Narrative)                            HTML    153K 
62: R50         Debt - Schedule of Outstanding Long-Term Debt       HTML     52K 
                (Details)                                                        
63: R51         Equity (Details Narrative)                          HTML    121K 
64: R52         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Stock Option  HTML     80K 
                Activity (Details)                                               
65: R53         Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Fair Value   HTML     36K 
                Assumptions of Options (Details)                                 
66: R54         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Stock-Based   HTML     39K 
                Compensation Expense (Details)                                   
67: R55         Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of              HTML     32K 
                Unrecognized Stock-Based Compensation (Details)                  
68: R56         Income Taxes (Details Narrative)                    HTML     43K 
69: R57         Income Taxes - Schedule of Reconciliation           HTML     49K 
                Statutory Federal Income Tax Provision to Actual                 
                Income Tax Benefit (Details)                                     
70: R58         Income Taxes - Schedule of Significant Components   HTML     61K 
                of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details)                 
71: R59         Commitment and Contingencies (Details Narrative)    HTML     39K 
72: R60         Commitment and Contingencies - Summary of Future    HTML     38K 
                Minimum Rental Payments Under Operating Leases                   
                (Details)                                                        
73: R61         401(k) Plan (Details Narrative)                     HTML     27K 
74: R62         Restatement to Previously Issued 2016 Consolidated  HTML     36K 
                Balance sheet and Related Statements of                          
                Operations, Stockholders? Equity and Cash Flows                  
                (Details Narrative)                                              
75: R63         Restatement to Previously Issued 2016 Consolidated  HTML     83K 
                Balance sheet and Related Statements of                          
                Operations, Stockholders? Equity and Cash Flows -                
                Restatement To Previously Issued Condensed                       
                Consolidated Financial Statements (Details)                      
76: R64         Restatement to Previously Issued 2017 Condensed     HTML     36K 
                Consolidated Financial Statements (Details                       
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77: R65         Restatement to Previously Issued 2017 Condensed     HTML     67K 
                Consolidated Financial Statements - Restatement To               
                Interim Period Issued Condensed Consolidated                     
                Financial Statements (Details)                                   
78: R66         Subsequent Events (Details Narrative)               HTML     78K 
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