Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
During January to December 2013, the Company issued unsecured, subordinated loan notes to: Fountainhead for a total of $415,744; to Peter Zachariou, a director of the Company, for a total of $210,000; and to David Cantor, a director of the Company, for a total of $15,000. The loan notes are subordinated to the Company’s secured debentures and Preferred C Stock of the Company, bear interest at a rate of 6% are due on demand or by their one-year anniversary.
 
During April to September 2013, Fountainhead Capital Management sold 177,439 warrants to purchase Vycor Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.88 per share. These warrants were granted to Fountainhead by the Company in February 2010 and were sold by Fountainhead to 7 investors at a price of $0.10 per warrant. The warrants were immediately exercised by the investors.
 
There were no other related party transactions during the year ended December 31, 2013 other than the payment or accrual of fees under the Fountainhead Consulting agreement described in 11 above.