UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549




FORM 10-Q




þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2011




or




o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




For the Transition Period from _____ to ______




Commission file number: 1-12471




INTEGRATED SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




Delaware

68-0232575(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)401 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1020Santa Monica, California

90401(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)




(310) 526-5000


(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)




Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ or No o




Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes o or Noo




Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):




Large accelerated filer o
Accelerated fileroNon-accelerated filer o(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company þ




Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yesþor Noo




As of May 4, 2011 there were 7,896,960 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.







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Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc.


Form 10-Q


for the three months ended March 31, 2011






Table of Contents






PagePart I.
Financial InformationItem 1.
Financial Statements
3Balance Sheets at March 31, 2011 (unaudited) and December 31, 2010 (audited)
3Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
4Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
5Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
6Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
13Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
15Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
15Part II.
Other InformationItem 1.
Legal Proceedings
16Item 6.
Exhibits
16Signatures
17




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Part I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION




Item 1.  Financial Statements.




Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc.
 Balance Sheets
  March 31,

2011


December 31,

2010(Unaudited)


(Audited)Current assets:Cash and cash equivalents

$
1,530,853


$
40,361Investment in available-for-sale securities


2,527,891



4,015,544Other current assets


15,356



47,160Total current assets

$
4,074,100


$
4,103,065Liabilities and stockholders’ equityCurrent liabilities:Accounts payable

$
19,525


$
4,951Accrued stock compensation


12,500



25,000Rent deposit


-



8,175Total current liabilities


32,025



38,126Commitments and contingenciesRedeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; 168 shares issued and outstanding ($168,496 aggregate liquidation value)


168,496



168,496Stockholders’ equity:Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 7,896,960 and 7,822,314 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively


78,969



78,222Additional paid-in capital


64,250,119



64,225,865Accumulated deficit


(60,454,060
)


(60,419,109
)Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)


(1,449)



11,465Total stockholders’ equity


3,873,579



3,896,443Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$
4,074,100


$
4,103,065
  See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc.
 Statements of Operations
 (Unaudited)
  Three Months ended

March 31,2011


2010Operating expensesGeneral and administrative expenses

$
64,547


$
85,642Loss from operations


(64,547
)


(85,642
)Other incomeInterest and dividend income, net


27,191



21,866Realized gain on available-for-sale securities


2,404



927Loss before income taxes


(34,952
)


(62,848
)Income taxes


0



800Net loss

$
(34,952
)

$
(63,648
)Other comprehensive income (loss)Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities

$
(12,914
)

$
11,252Comprehensive loss

$
(47,866
)

$
(52,396
)Basic net loss per common share

$
(0.00
)

$
(0.01
)Diluted net loss per common share

$
(0.00
)

$
(0.01
)Weighted average number of shares outstanding:Basic


7,857,978



7,701,258Diluted


7,857,978



7,701,258
 
 See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc.
 Statements of Cash Flows
 (Unaudited)
 
 Three Months ended

March 31,2011


2010Cash flows from operating activitiesNet loss

$
(34,952
)

$
(63,648
)Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided by (used in) operating activitiesStock-based compensation


12,500



12,500Realized gain on available-for-sale-securities


(2,404
)


(927
)Changes in assets and liabilitiesOther current assets


31,805



15,657Accounts payable


14,575



6,680Accrued liabilities


-



15,000Deposits


(8,175
)


-Deferred rent payable


-



(5,756
)Cash provided by (used in) operating activities


13,349



(20,494
)Cash flows from investing activitiesPurchases of available-for-sale securities


(118,571
)


(1,797,954
)Sales of available-for-sale securities


192,650



139,579Maturities of available-for-sale securities


1,403,064



1,617,000Cash provided by (used in) investing activities


1,477,143



(41,375
)Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents


1,490,492



(61,869
)Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period


40,361



210,966Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$
1,530,853


$
149,097Supplemental cash flow disclosure:Income taxes paid

$
-


$
800
  See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc.




Notesto Financial Statements (unaudited)





1. Organization and Operations




Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware in 1990 to design, manufacture, sell and service image-directed, computer-controlled robotic software and hardware products for use in orthopedic surgical procedures.  The Company’s products were authorized to be sold through international distributors to hospitals and clinics in European Union member countries and Australia, Canada, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Switzerland and South Africa.




On June 28, 2007, the Company completed the sale of substantially all of its assets.  After completion of the sale, the Company became inactive, and it is no longer engaged in any business activities related to its former business described above. The Company’s current operations are limited to raising additional funds to be used to maintain the Company’s public company status and to complete investment(s) or a business combination if a suitable candidate for the combination is located.




On June 28, 2007, the stockholders approved the liquidation of the Company if the Company was unable to complete an acquisition or similar transaction within one year of the sale of its assets.  With this approval, the stockholders also granted the Board of Directors the authority to delay, revoke or abandon any decision to liquidate without further stockholder action if it determined that the liquidation was not in the best interests of the Company or its stockholders.  The Board of Directors has determined that it currently is not in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to liquidate the Company.




2. Significant Accounting Policies





Basis of presentation




The accompanying unaudited financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial statements and with the rules and regulations under Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission for Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements presentation.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 2011 and results of operations and cash flows for the three months then ended have been included. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Company and the Company’s management discussion and analysis included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year.




The financial statements include all the accounts of the Company.




Use of estimates




The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses for the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.




Cash and cash equivalents





Cash and cash equivalents include checking and money market accounts held in two financial institutions.  The Company has a checking account at one institution with a balance of approximately $10,000 at March 31, 2011.  The funds in this account are fully guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as of March 31, 2011.  The Company has a money market account in a brokerage account with a second financial institution, invested in short-term federal securities and corporate bonds, with a money market cash balance of approximately $1,521,000 at March 31, 2011.  Assets in this brokerage account are guaranteed by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”) up to $500,000, including up to $100,000 for cash.  The remaining portion of this account portfolio was valued at approximately $2,528,000 at March 31, 2011, of which as of that date approximately $400,000 was covered by SIPC protection available after covering the cash balance, leaving approximately $2,128,000 uninsured.




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Investment in Available-for-Sale Securities





The Company has a portfolio of investments in available-for-sale debt securities, which consist of fixed income debt securities, which are accounted for in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 320, “Investments - Debt and Equity Securities.”  Management determines the appropriate classification of the securities at the time they are acquired and evaluates the appropriateness of such classifications at each balance sheet date.  Available-for-sale securities are stated at fair value, and unrealized holding gains and losses, net of the related deferred tax effect, if any, are reported as other comprehensive income, a separate component of stockholders’ equity.




Fair Value Measurement





Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157) clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that is determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, ASC 820 establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:




●
Level 1 - Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.





●
Level 2 - Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.




●
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.




The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.




In accordance with FASB ASC 820, the Company measures its cash and investment in available-for-sale securities at fair value. The Company’s cash and investment in available-for-sale securities are classified within Level 1 by using quoted market prices.





The carrying value of cash accounts, other current assets, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities are considered to be representative of their respective fair values because of the short-term nature of those instruments.




Fair Value Instruments





FASB ASC 825 “Financial Instruments” (formerly SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”) permits entities to choose to measure at fair value many financial instruments and certain other items that had previously not been required to be measured at fair value. Subsequent changes in fair value for designated items are required to be reported in earnings in the current period. FASB ASC 825 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements for similar types of assets and liabilities measured at fair value. As permitted by FASB ASC 825, the Company has elected not to use the fair value option to measure the Company’s available-for-sale securities and will continue to report under FASB ASC 320, “Investments-Debt and Equity Securities”. The Company has made this election because it believes the nature of its financial assets and liabilities are not so complex that they would benefit from a change in valuation to fair value.




Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements




In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.  This guidance amends the disclosure requirements related to recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements and requires new disclosures on the transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 (quoted prices in active market for identical assets or liabilities) and Level 2 (significant other observable inputs) of the fair value measurement hierarchy, including the reasons and the timing of the transfers. Additionally, the guidance requires a roll forward of activities on purchases, sales, issuance and settlements of the assets and liabilities measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 fair value measurements). The guidance became effective for the reporting period beginning January 1, 2010, except for the disclosure on the roll forward activities for Level 3 fair value measurements, which became effective for the reporting period beginning January 1, 2011. Adoption of this new guidance did not, and the Company expects that it will not, have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.





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In December 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards 2010-29, “Business Combinations” (Topic 805): Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations.  This guidance amends the disclosure requirements by Securities and Exchange Commission filers by requiring disclosure of pro forma information for business combinations that occurred in the current reporting period.  The disclosures include pro forma revenue and earnings of the combined entity for the current reporting period as though the acquisition date for all business combinations that occurred during the year had been as of the beginning of the annual reporting period. If comparative financial statements are presented, the pro forma revenue and earnings of the combined entity for the comparable prior reporting period should be reported as though the acquisition date for all business combinations that occurred during the current year had been as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period.  In practice, some filers have presented the pro forma information in their comparative financial statements as if the business combination that occurred in the current reporting period had occurred as of the beginning of each of the current and prior annual reporting periods.  Other filers have disclosed the pro forma information as if the business combination occurred at the beginning of the prior annual reporting period only, and carried forward the related adjustments, if applicable, through the current reporting period.  This became effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010.  Adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.





Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.




3.   Income (Loss) Per Share




Basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period plus dilutive common stock equivalents, using the treasury stock method.




Common stock equivalents for convertible preferred stock of 535,758 were excluded from the calculation of loss per share for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 because they were not dilutive; these shares would have been dilutive if the Company had not had a net loss for the those periods.  Common stock equivalents for convertible preferred stock of 600,769 shares were excluded from the calculation of loss per share for the three month periods ended March 31, 2010 because they were not dilutive; these shares would have been dilutive if the Company had not had a net loss for the those periods.




A warrant for 30,000 shares, and stock options of 158,000 were excluded from the calculation of loss per share for the periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, because their effect was anti-dilutive; these warrants and options would have been dilutive if the Company had not had a net loss for those periods.




4.   Investment in Available-for-Sale Securities




The following is a summary of the Company’s investment in available-for-sale securities as of March 31, 2011:




Cost


UnrealizedGains


UnrealizedLosses


Fair ValueU.S. federal agency securities

$
50,610


$
963


$
-


$
51,573Corporate securities


1,715,317



19,157



(10,016
)


1,724,458Certificates of deposit


763,414



932



(12,486
)


751,860$
2,529,341


$
21,052


$
(22,502
)

$
2,527,891




The Company’s investment portfolio had a gross realized gain of $2,404 and a gain of $927 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The Company’s investment portfolio has thirteen positions with an unrealized loss as of March 31, 2011.




The cost and fair value of investment in available-for-sale debt securities, by contractual maturity, as of March 31, 2011, were as follows:




Cost


FairValueDue within one year

$
928,720


$
924,797Due after one year through three years


1,448,365



1,450,231Due after three years


152,256



152,863$
2,529,341


$
2,527,891




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Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because the issuers of certain debt securities have the right to call or prepay their obligations without any penalties.  Accordingly, the Company has classified the entire fair value of its investment in available-for-sale debt securities as current assets in the accompanying balance sheets.




5.   Common Stock




The Company agreed to compensate two of its directors in the form of common stock for 2010 and 2011.  The number of shares issued to each director is determined based upon the equivalent cash compensation accrued divided by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the last day of each quarter for which the shares were earned. See Note 7.  Both directors are affiliated with the advisory services firm that is currently providing investment banking services to the Company.




On February 16, 2011, the Company issued 18,383 and 18,940 respectively, shares of common stock to each of two directors as compensation for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  The number of shares issued total 74,646 during the three months ended March 31, 2011, and the shares were valued at an average of approximately $0.34, or a total value of $25,000.  The shares were valued at the closing price on the last day of each quarter for which the shares were earned.  The Company has not yet issued any shares to these directors as compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2011.




6.   Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock




The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation authorized 1,000,000 shares of undesignated, serial preferred stock. Preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is authorized to determine the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to and imposed upon any wholly unissued series of preferred stock and designation of any such series without any further vote or action by the Company’s stockholders.





As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company’s only outstanding series of convertible preferred stock is the Series G Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series G”).





The Series G stock has a stated value of $1,000 per share, and is convertible into common stock at a conversion price equal to 85% of the lowest sale price of the common stock on its listed market over the five trading days preceding the date of conversion, subject to a maximum conversion price. The number of shares of common stock that may be converted is determined by dividing the stated value of the number of shares of Series G to be converted by the conversion price. The Company may elect to pay the Series G holder in cash at the current market price multiplied by the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion.





For the period ended March 31, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010, no shares of Series G were converted into shares of common stock.  At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the outstanding Series G shares were convertible into a minimum of 535,758 and 600,699 shares of common stock, respectively.





Upon a change in control, sale of assetsor similar transaction, as defined in the Certificate of Designation for the Series G, each holder of the Series G has the option to deem such transaction as a liquidation and may redeem his or her shares at the liquidation value of $1,000, per share, for an aggregate amount of $168,496.  The sale of all the assets on June 28, 2007 triggered the preferred stockholders’ redemption of option.  As such redemption is not in control of the Company, the Series G stock has been accounted for as if it was redeemable preferred stock and is classified on the balance sheet between liabilities and stockholders’ equity.





The conversion feature of the preferred stock is considered a derivative according to ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging”, however, the fair values of the derivative as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were not material, and therefore are not reflected in the financial statements.




7.   Stock-based compensation




The Company currently has two stock option plans with outstanding options issued to its officers, employees, directors and consultants.  The 1998 Stock Option Plan (“1998 Plan”) was established to grant up to 85,000 non-qualified options through May 12, 2008 to employees and other individuals providing services to the Company. Options under the 1998 Plan vest from one year to four years from the date of grant, and vested options must be exercised within 30 days of an employee’s termination.  As of March 31, 2011, 58,000 options remain outstanding under the 1998 Plan.   The 2000 Stock Award Plan (“2000 Plan”) was established to grant up to 100,000 incentive options through December 11, 2010 to employees, excluding officers and directors, and other individuals providing services to the Company. Options under the 2000 Plan vest from one year to four years from the date of grant, and vested options must be exercised within three months of an employee’s termination. As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the 2000 Plan had expired; no options were available for future grant.




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Under both the 1998 Plan and the 2000 Plan, exercise prices of incentive stock options may not be less than 100%, and exercise prices of non-statutory stock options may not be less than 85%, of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of the grant.  For persons owning 10% or more than the voting power of all classes of the Company's stock, the exercise price of the incentive or the non-qualified stock options may not be less than 110% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant.  Both plans are administered by the Company's board of directors.




FASB ASC 718 “Compensation-Stock Compensation” (formerly SFAS 123(R)) requires entities to estimate the number of forfeitures expected to occur and record expense based upon the number of awards expected to vest.   The outstanding stock options under the 2000 Plan have been fully vested and related expenses were fully amortized for the three months ended March 31, 2011.




For the three months ended March 31, 2011, option activity was as follows:




Shares


Weighted-

Average

Exercise Price


Remaining

Contractual

Term


Aggregate

Fair ValueOutstanding at beginning of period


158,000


$
0.36Granted


-



-Expired and forfeited


-



-Exercised


-



-Outstanding at end of period


158,000


$
0.36



1.96


$
43,335Exercisable at March 31, 2011


158,000


$
0.36



1.96


$
43,335




All of the Company’s granted and outstanding options were vested at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.




As of March 31, 2011, a summary of options outstanding under the Company’s 1998 Plan and 2000 Plan was as follows:





Rangeof

Exercise

Price

Weighted-Average  Remaining Contractual  Life

(Years)

Number

Outstanding

at 3/31/2011


Weighted-

Average

Exercise

Price


Number

Exercisable

at 3/31/2011


Weighted-

Average

Exercise

Price0.00-9.99

1.96


158,000


$
0.36



158,000


$
0.36




In addition, the Company has outstanding 30,000 warrants issued in lieu of consulting fees, which expire in July 2014 and have an exercise price of $0.63 per share.




The Company agreed to compensate two of its directors in the form of common stock for 2010 and three of its directors in the form of common stock for 2011.  The number of shares issued to each director is determined based upon the equivalent cash compensation accrued divided by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the last day of each quarter for which the shares were earned.  The Company recorded accrued stock-based compensation of $25,000 as of December 31, 2010 for two directors.  The closing stock prices on September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010 were $0.34 and $0.33, respectively, resulting in compensation of 18,383 and 18,940 shares to each of the two directors for the third quarter and fourth quarter of 2010, respectively.  These shares were issued on February 16, 2011.  The Company recorded stock-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2011 of $12,500 total for two directors.  The closing stock price on March 31, 2011 was $0.37 resulting in compensation of 16,892 shares to each of two directors for the three months ended March 31, 2011, and these shares have not yet been issued to the directors.




8.   Income Taxes




The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB ASC 740 “Accounting for Income Taxes.”  Deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the Company’s financial statements and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.





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Federal and state income tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007 are subject to review by the taxing authorities.




The Company has evaluated and concluded that there are no uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2011.  The tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2011 is zero and for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was $800.




Income tax provision consisted of the following for 2011:





Federal


California


2011Current provision


-


$
800


$
800Deferred provision:Deferred tax – beg of year


-



-



-Deferred tax – end of year


-



-



-Change in deferred


-



-



-Subtotal


-



-



-Total Provision


-


$
800


$
800




Income tax provision consisted of the following for 2010:





Federal


California


2010Current provision


-


$
800


$
800Deferred provision:Deferred tax – beg of year


-



-



-Deferred tax – end of year


-



-



-Change in deferred


-



-



-Subtotal


-



-



-Total Provision


-


$
800


$
800




As of March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010 the Company had deferred tax assets primarily consisting of its net operating loss carryforward.  However, because of the cumulative losses in several consecutive years, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance such that its net deferred tax asset is zero.





The Company must also make judgments as to whether the deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income. To the extent that the Company believes that recovery is not likely, it must establish a valuation allowance.  A valuation allowance has been established for deferred tax assets which the Company does not believe meet the “more likely than not” criteria.  The Company’s judgments regarding future taxable income may change due to changes in market conditions, changes in tax laws, tax planning strategies or other factors.  If the Company’s assumptions and consequently its estimates change in the future, the valuation allowances it has  established may be increased or decreased, resulting in a respective increase or decrease in income tax expense.





In July 2006, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, contained in ASC 740-10, which requires that realization of an uncertain income tax position must be more likely than not (i.e., greater than 50% likelihood of receiving a benefit) before it can be recognized in the financial statements.  The guidance further prescribes the benefit to be realized assuming a review by tax authorities having all relevant information and applying current conventions.  The interpretation also clarifies the financial statements classification of tax related penalties and interest and set forth new disclosures regarding unrecognized tax benefits.  The adoption of ASC 740-10 did not have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flow.





The Company follows guidance issued by the FASB with regard to its accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements. Such guidance prescribes a recognition threshold of more likely than not and a measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. In making this assessment, a company must determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, based solely on the technical merits of the position and must assume that the tax position will be examined by taxing authorities.  The Company’s policy is to include interest and penalties in general and administrative expenses.  There were no interest and penalties recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.  The Company’s review of prior year tax positions using the criteria and provisions presented in guidance issued by the FASB did not result in a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.




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9.   Related Party Transactions




In July 2008, the Company retained Tomczak & Co. CPA LLP, an accounting firm in which Michael Tomczak, who was an officer and is a director, is a partner to perform accounting and administrative services.  During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company paid this firm $0 and $5,300, respectively.




The Company entered into an Investment Banking Advisory Services agreement in November 2007 with MDB Capital Group, LLC (“MDB”), and the parties extended this agreement indefinitely in April 2009.  The agreement may be terminated by either party upon 30-days written notice.  The Company has a securities investment account with MDB, consisting of (a) available-for-sale investments totaling $2,527,891, including short-term federal securities of $803,434 and certificates of deposit and corporate bonds totaling $1,724,457, at March 31, 2011, and (b) available-for-sale investments totaling $4,015,544, including short-term federal securities of $274,342 and certificates of deposit and corporate bonds totaling $3,741,202, at December 31, 2010.  Mr. Christopher Marlett, the Chief Executive Officer and director of the Company, is the Chief Executive Officer and a director of MDB.  Mr. Gary Schuman, who is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of MDB.  The Company reimburses MDB for Mr. Schuman’s services in the amount of $3,000 per month, totaling $9,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.  Mr. Robert Levande, who is an officer and director of the Company, is a senior managing director of MDB.





On April 20, 2011, the Company purchased 363,636 shares (the “Company ClearSign Shares”) of common stock of ClearSign Combustion Corporation, a Washington corporation (“ClearSign”), for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1,000,000, or $2.75 per share, in connection with ClearSign’s private offering of up to $3,000,000 of its common stock (the “ClearSign Offering”).  ClearSign is an early-stage clean energy company focused on developing technology to increase energy efficiency in most types of industrial combustion systems.





MDB acted as placement agent in connection with the ClearSign Offering, and in consideration for its services was issued 109,091 shares of ClearSign’s common stock (in lieu of a cash fee of 10% of the gross proceeds of the ClearSign Offering) and a 5-year warrant to purchase 109,091 shares of ClearSign’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.75 per share.  As described above, Messrs. Marlett and Levande, each an officer, director and stockholder of the Company, are the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Managing Director, respectively, of MDB.





In addition, at the close of the offering MDB received 363,636 shares of ClearSign in consideration of other consulting services provided by MDB unrelated to its role as placement agent.





10. Commitments and Contingencies




From time to time, the Company may be subject to other claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business.  The Company is not currently a party to any legal proceedings that it believes would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.





11. Subsequent Event




On April 20, 2011, the Company purchased 363,636 shares of common stock of ClearSign, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1,000,000, or $2.75 per share, in connection with ClearSign’s private offering of up to $3,000,000 of its common stock.  ClearSign is an early-stage clean energy company focused on developing technology to increase energy efficiency in most types of industrial combustion systems.  See Note 9 above.





The agreement pursuant to which the Company purchased ClearSign Shares obligates ClearSign to, among other things, use reasonable best efforts to file a registration statement covering the registration of ClearSign’s common stock within 120 days of the initial closing of the ClearSign Offering as well as to concurrently file a separate registration statement covering the Company’s ClearSign Shares.  The Company’s ClearSign Shares are subject to a lock-up of up to 180 days, except to the extent the Company distributes the Company’s ClearSign Shares to its stockholders, in which case only those ClearSign Shares held by Messrs. Marlett and Levande shall be subject to such lock-up.




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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations




Forward-Looking Statements




The discussion in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections and certain assumptions made by management of Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc. (the “Company”). Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “could,” “would,” “may,” “on target,” “envisions,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict; therefore, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in any such forward-looking statements. Unless required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, readers should carefully review the risk factors set forth in other reports or documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), particularly the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any Current Reports on Form 8-K.




The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited financial statements and notes thereto in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with the audited financial statements and Notes thereto, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations that are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 as filed with the SEC.




Overview




The Company was incorporated in Delaware in 1990 to design, manufacture, sell and service image-directed, computer-controlled robotic software and hardware products for use in orthopedic surgical procedures.  The Company’s products were sold through international distributors to hospitals and clinics in European Union member countries and Australia, Canada, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Switzerland and South Africa.




On June 28, 2007, the Company completed the sale of substantially all of its assets.  After completion of the sale, the Company became inactive, and it is no longer engaged in any business activities related to its former business described above. The Company’s current operations are limited to raising additional funds to be used to maintain the Company’s public company status and to complete investment(s) or a business combination if a suitable candidate for the combination is located.




On June 28, 2007, the Company’s stockholders approved the liquidation of the Company if the Company was unable to complete an acquisition or similar transaction by June 28, 2008, one year after the sale of the assets.  With this approval, the stockholders also granted the Board of Directors the authority to delay, revoke or abandon any decision to dissolve, without further stockholder action, if it determined that the liquidation was not in the best interests of the Company or its stockholders.  The Board of Directors has determined that it currently is not in the best interests of the Company or its stockholders to liquidate the Company.




Results of Operations




Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010




For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 the Company had a net loss of $34,952 and $63,648, respectively.  General and administrative expenses were $65,547 and $85,642 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Legal fees decreased by approximately $10,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010, and accounting fees decreased by approximately $4,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010 due to efforts to reduce legal and accounting costs.  Insurance expense decreased by approximately $5,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010 due to efforts to lower premiums.  Net interest income was approximately $27,200 and $22,000, for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The increase in the current period was due to a higher percentage of funds being invested in bonds yielding a higher return than in the same period of the previous year.




Liquidity and Capital Resources




The Company believes that existing cash and cash equivalents of approximately $1,531,000 as of March 31, 2011 will provide sufficient working capital for the Company to meet its operating plan for the balance of 2011.  Short-term available-for-sale-securities can be readily liquidated to provide additional working capital.  The Board of Directors has retained its directors, including a director as its Chief Executive Officer, another director as its Secretary, and the Chief Financial Officer of a related party as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, to assist with its continuing obligations under the federal securities laws and to assist with the Company’s plan to evaluate various merger, acquisition or strategic alliance opportunities.  The Company does not have an estimate as to when it will identify a qualified merger, acquisition or strategic alliance candidate.  There is no assurance that such opportunities will be available, or if available, upon favorable terms.  If the Company is unsuccessful in completing investment(s) or a suitable combination, then the Board of Directors may liquidate the Company and distribute all its remaining assets, which consist primarily of cash and available-for-sale securities, to its stockholders.




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The Company anticipates that it will incur losses from continuing operations in the next 12 months, until it enters into a business combination or until its liquidation.




Cash provided by operating activities was $13,349 for the three months ended March 31, 2011, and cash used in operating activities was $20,494 for the three months ended March 31, 2010.  Cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was primarily due to (i) the Company’s net loss from operations of $34,952 offset by adding back non-cash expenses of $12,500 and (ii) changes in the Company’s assets and liabilities of $38,205 consisting of a decrease in other current assets of $31,805, an increase in accounts payable of $14,575, and a decrease in deposits payable of $8,175.  Cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was due primarily to (a) the Company’s net loss from operations of $63,648 offset by adding back non-cash expenses of $12,500 and (b) changes in the Company’s assets and liabilities of $31,581, consisting of an increase in other current assets of $15,657, an increase in accounts payable of $6,680, an increase in accrued liabilities of $15,000, and a decrease in deferred rent payable of $5,756.




Cash provided by investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2011 of $1,477,143 was from the sale and maturity of available-for-sale securities of $1,595,714, offset by the purchase of available-for-sale securities of $118,571.  Cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2010 of $41,375 was for the purchase of available-for-sale securities of $1,797,954, offset by the maturity and sale of available-for-sale securities of $1,756,579.




The Company does not have any material commitments for capital expenditures.




The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on its financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, liquidity or capital resources that are material to its investors.




Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates




The Company’s discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations are based upon the Company’s unaudited financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America as disclosed in the Company’s annual financial statements in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year.




Estimates




The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.




Investment in Available-for-Sale Securities




The Company has a portfolio of investments in available-for-sale debt securities, which consist of fixed income debt securities, which is accounted for in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 320, “Investments - Debt and Equity Securities.”  Management determines the appropriate classification of the securities at the time they are acquired and evaluates the appropriateness of such classifications at each balance sheet date.  Available-for-sale securities are stated at fair value, and unrealized holding gains and losses, net of the related deferred tax effect, if any, are reported as other comprehensive income, a separate component of stockholders’ equity.




Financial Instruments




The Company considers the carrying amounts of financial instruments, including cash, accounts payable and accrued expenses, to approximate their fair values because of their relatively short maturities.




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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk




Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact the Company’s financial position, operating results or cash flows due to changes in U.S. interest rates.  The Company’s exposure to market risk is confined to its available-for-sale investments that it expects to hold less than one year.  The goals of the Company’s cash investment policy are the security of the principal amount invested and fulfillment of liquidity needs.  The Company currently does not hedge interest rate exposure.  Because of the short-term nature of its investments, the Company does not believe that an increase in market rates would have any material negative impact on the value of its investment portfolio.




As of March 31, 2011, the Company held $1,530,853 in money market and checking accounts.  The Company has a checking account at one major banking institution with a balance of $10,175 at March 31, 2011.   This checking account is guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000 per institution.  The Company has a money market account in a brokerage account with a third financial institution, with a balance of $1,520,678 at March 31, 2011.  The funds in the money market account at this institution are guaranteed by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation up to $100,000.  The Company had uninsured money market funds of $1,420,678 at March 31, 2011.




Item 4. Controls and Procedures




The Company’s management has established and maintains a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).  As of March 31, 2011, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures.  Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of that date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.




No changes to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting were identified in connection with the evaluation referenced above that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.




A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.  Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of management override or improper acts, if any, have been detected. Because of the inherent limitations in a control system, misstatements due to management override, error or improper acts may occur and not be detected.  Any resulting misstatement or loss may have an adverse and material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.


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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION




Item 1.  Legal Proceedings




From time to time, the Company may be subject to other claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business.  The Company is not currently a party to any legal proceedings that it believes would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.




Item 6. Exhibits




Exhibit No.
Description3.1
Articles of Incorporation (1)3.2
By-laws (1)10.1
ClearSign Combustion Corporation Subscription Agreement, dated April 20, 2011, by and between Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc. and ClearSign Combustion Corporation (2)31.1
Certification Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) of Christopher A. Marlett *31.2
Certification Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) of Gary A. Schuman *32.1
Certification Pursuant to Section 1350 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Christopher A. Marlett  *32.2
Certification Pursuant to Section 1350 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Gary A. Schuman *





(1)
Incorporated by reference to Form SB-2 filed on July 30, 1996 (file no. 333-09207)(2)
The Company hereby agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule (or similar attachment) to the

Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request.*
Filed herewith


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SIGNATURES





Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




INTEGRATED SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC.By:
/s/ Gary A. SchumanGary A. Schuman, Chief Financial Officer




Dated:  May 16, 2011






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