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FORMATION AND BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY	12 Months Ended
FORMATION AND BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY	Dec. 31, 2013
FORMATION AND BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY
FORMATION AND BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY	FORMATION AND BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY ArthroCare Corporation ("ArthroCare" or the "Company") is a medical device company incorporated on April 29, 1993, that develops, manufactures and markets surgical products, many of which are based on the Company's minimally invasive patented Coblation technology. The Company's products are used across several medical specialties, improving many existing soft-tissue surgical procedures and enabling new minimally invasive surgical procedures. The Company's business consists of two core product areas: Sports Medicine and ENT. The Company's product areas are each structured to support the sale and marketing of our products in two geographic distribution channels: Americas (North and South America) and International (all other geographies).