SEGMENT INFORMATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

SEGMENT INFORMATION

SEGMENT INFORMATION

NOTE 10 – SEGMENT INFORMATION

Our business consists of one operating and reportable segment for the development, manufacturing and marketing of disposable devices and implants for select surgical procedures.  The development, manufacturing and other supporting functions, such as regulatory affairs and distribution, are common across our Company.  We organize and manage our sales and marketing functions according to both the surgical procedure that typically employs our products and geography.  Most of the Company’s products are used in Sports Medicine or ENT procedures.

Product sales by product area for the periods shown were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013						March 31, 2012
	Americas		International		Total Product Sales		Americas		International		Total Product Sales
Sports Medicine	$	38,862	$	20,754	$	59,616	$	39,028	$	20,282	$	59,310
ENT	19,748		5,868		25,616		21,776		5,394		27,170
Other	503		1,743		2,246		590		1,305		1,895
Total product sales	$	59,113	$	28,365	$	87,478	$	61,394	$	26,981	$	88,375

Internationally, the Company markets and supports its products primarily through its subsidiaries and various distributors.  Product sales attributed to geographic areas are based on the country or regional area where the Company’s customer is domiciled.  Product sales by geography for the periods shown were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
United States	$	56,908	$	58,807
Non-United States (1)	30,570		29,568
Total product sales	$	87,478	$	88,375

(1) No additional locations are individually significant.

Long-lived assets, net by geography at the balance sheet dates shown were as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
United States	$	119,322	$	109,950
Other (1)	43,013		44,434
Total long-lived assets	$	162,335	$	154,384

(1) No other individual location are significant