Vivos Therapeutics, Inc.
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PRODUCTION_VERIFIED schema v3.0.0 Inferred last heartbeat: 2026-07-23T00:18:36.267461+00:00

Business Model Classification Tokens

contract_cycle_length
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enterprise_sales_motion
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procurement_complexity
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vendor_lock_coefficient
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base_product_margin
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consumable_margin
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switching_cost_architecture
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consumable_repurchase_frequency
null
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
blade_dependency_coefficient
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bundle_discount_depth
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
cross_sell_attach_rate
null
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bundle_churn_vs_single_churn
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bundle_margin_blended
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upsell_pathway_architecture
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run

Business Model Archetype Classification

University of St. Gallen — 55 Business Model Navigator (Gassmann et al.)

SG-049 Subscription VALUE High
Direct: monetization_vector contains [Device-per-case revenue model; dentists pay per appliance case submitted; supplemented by training program fees and annual membership/certification subscriptions]; revenue_model_type=Predominantly transactional (~80%); recurring elements include dentist subscription training/certification fees (~20%); multi-year contracts minimal
SG-009
Customer Loyalty
WHO High
SG-014
Flat Rate
VALUE High
SG-037
Product as a Service
VALUE High
SG-024
Lock-in
WHO High
SG-036
Product to Capability
WHAT High

Hybrid Combination

Subscription (SG-049) VALUE provides the core structure, combined with Customer Loyalty (SG-009) + Flat Rate (SG-014) + Product as a Service (SG-037) to form the complete business model fingerprint.

55 Archetypes Evaluated High: 6 Medium: 13 Registry: schemas/sg55_archetype_registry.yaml

Knowledge Graph — All Sections

debt_leverage_profile
-6.11x Total Debt / Equity (Negative equity)
High
SEC-XBRL
interest_rate_sensitivity
Low direct sensitivity; minimal long-term debt, but higher rates increase cost of equity financing critical for cash-burn-stage medical device company
Inferred
Agent_Inference
geopolitical_supply_exposure
Low intensity; China and India supply >60% of global API inputs, creating concentration risk.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v1
supply_chain_dependency
1) Chinese manufacturing of orthodontic appliance components; 2) Taiwanese precision dental material suppliers for proprietary DNA appliance fabrication
Inferred
Agent_Inference
international_expansion_readiness
Limited international revenue; primary markets are US-based; nascent EU and Australia exposure creates modest EUR and AUD devaluation risk
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Agent_Inference
geographic_footprint
~85% US revenue; EUR exposure via European dental partnerships and AUD via Australian distributors; combined FX risk under 15% of revenue
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Agent_Inference
commodity_exposure_profile
Low intensity; commodities: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Rare Earth Elements, Natural Gas (energy), Plastics/Resins, Ethanol, Packaging Materials; geopolitical: China and India supply >60% of global API inputs, creating concentration risk.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v1
vendor_lock_dependency_score
High dependency on BioTechUSA and select FDA-cleared lab partners for DNA appliance fabrication; single-lab concentration likely exceeds 30% of device input cost
Inferred
Agent_Inference
business_model_type_primary
Medical device/dental technology company; cloud disruption would impair CRM and telehealth tools but core appliance delivery is physical, not cloud-native
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Agent_Inference
business_model_type_secondary
Training and certification revenue stream for dentists; 30-day cloud termination would disrupt e-learning platform but classroom delivery could substitute short-term
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Agent_Inference
switching_cost_profile
Moderate API coupling risk; Salesforce CRM and LMS platform integrations exist but are replaceable; no deeply proprietary API dependencies identified
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Agent_Inference
howey_test_risk_index
Low Howey risk; revenue derived from medical device sales and dentist training fees—clearly commercial transactions, not investment contracts
Inferred
Agent_Inference
regulatory_burden_tier
Very High
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
data_sovereignty_risk
Moderate HIPAA exposure as primary concern; GDPR risk low given minimal EU patient data; CCPA applicability modest given B2B dentist-facing model
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Agent_Inference
antitrust_exposure_flag
Low antitrust risk; niche oral appliance market with numerous competitors; market share under 5% nationally in sleep apnea/orthodontic device segment
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Agent_Inference
regulatory_exposure_profile
Very High burden; regimes: FDA, CMS, HHS, HIPAA, EMA, OIG; Drug pricing legislation and approval delays directly compress revenue visibility.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
revenue_model_type
Predominantly transactional (~80%); recurring elements include dentist subscription training/certification fees (~20%); multi-year contracts minimal
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Agent_Inference
monetization_vector
Device-per-case revenue model; dentists pay per appliance case submitted; supplemented by training program fees and annual membership/certification subscriptions
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Agent_Inference
pricing_architecture
Per-case device pricing ($1,500–$3,000 per appliance) with fixed training fees; limited pricing power under insurance reimbursement pressure and lab cost inflation
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Agent_Inference
pricing_power_rating
Low-to-moderate; dental device pricing constrained by insurance reimbursement schedules, competitor alternatives, and dentist price sensitivity; 3/10
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Agent_Inference
target_gross_margin_bracket
60.4% Gross Margin (Premium (>60%))
High
SEC-XBRL
churn_vulnerability_index
Moderate free-rider risk; dentists trained on Vivos methodology may source similar appliances from competing labs post-certification; protocol IP not fully locked
Inferred
Agent_Inference
headcount_cost_structure
Headcount-sublinear for device revenue (fab outsourced) but headcount-linear for training/sales expansion; doubling revenue requires ~60–70% headcount increase
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Agent_Inference
marginal_cost_of_growth
Marginal cost of device revenue growth is low (outsourced manufacturing); marginal cost of dentist network expansion is high (field sales, clinical educators)
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Agent_Inference
franchise_compliance_risk
Not a franchise model; however, certified dentist network compliance with Vivos protocols is difficult to enforce post-training, creating protocol drift risk
Inferred
Agent_Inference
customer_acquisition_metric
At 10x scale (~10,000 active dentists), CAC likely compresses via peer referral but field sales cost remains high; estimated CAC $3,000–$5,000 per dentist
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Agent_Inference
network_effect_present
Weak network effects; larger dentist network improves brand credibility but does not structurally increase product value for existing users; not self-reinforcing
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Agent_Inference
asset_efficiency_ratio
-84.4% Return on Assets (Negative equity)
High
SEC-XBRL
recession_resistance_tier
Low recession resistance; elective dental and sleep apnea appliance spending defers during downturns; classified as discretionary healthcare, Tier 3 resilience
Inferred
Agent_Inference
customer_segment_primary
General dentists and orthodontists in the US seeking to expand into sleep apnea and craniofacial treatment; estimated 3,000–5,000 active certified providers
Inferred
Agent_Inference
customer_segment_secondary
Pediatric dentists and ENT-adjacent dental specialists adopting early intervention protocols; smaller segment with higher clinical complexity and longer sales cycle
Inferred
Agent_Inference
characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations", "21-0000 Community and Social Service Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations", "31-0000 Healthcare Support Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations", "51-0000 Production Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.32 (HIL — ~32% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v1
capital_expenditure_profile
13.4% CapEx / Revenue (Moderate-CapEx)
High
SEC-XBRL
sec_cik
0001716166
High
SEC-EDGAR
ticker
VVOS
High
SEC-EDGAR

Business Model Components

Core Space

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Interaction Modes

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Product Matrix

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