DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details 2) (USD $)	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended					6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011 Predecessor	Jun. 30, 2011 Predecessor	Mar. 31, 2011 Predecessor	Apr. 30, 2011 Predecessor	Apr. 30, 2012 Quill Transaction	Jun. 30, 2012 Quill Transaction	Aug. 31, 2012 Existing Notes	Apr. 30, 2012 Existing Notes	Jun. 30, 2011 Existing Notes	Jun. 30, 2012 Existing Notes	Jun. 30, 2012 Existing Notes	Jul. 27, 2012 Existing Notes	Jul. 23, 2012 Existing Notes	Jul. 03, 2012 Existing Notes	Dec. 31, 2011 Existing Notes	Jun. 30, 2012 Existing Notes LIBOR	Aug. 31, 2012 New Notes	Jul. 03, 2012 New Notes	Jun. 30, 2012 Revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo	Jun. 30, 2012 Revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo	Dec. 31, 2011 Revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo
Liquidity Risk
Debt		$ 325,000,000		$ 325,000,000	$ 325,000,000										$ 325,000,000	$ 325,000,000				$ 325,000,000
Maximum Principal Exchange Amount																	225,000,000		200,000,000
Interest rate applicable to the New Notes (as a percent)																							9.00%
Amount of Existing Notes tendered																		255,500,000
Amount of existing Senior Floating Rate Notes that were exchanged for new Senior Notes												225,000,000
Additional premium received above the principal amount of notes exchanged (as a percent)												2.00%
Amount of New Notes issued in exchange for Existing Notes tendered																						230,000,000
Maturity date extension period																						3 years
Remaining amount of notes expected to be repaid with excess cash generated from operating activities and potential contingent consideration															100,000,000	100,000,000
Interest rate base																					LIBOR
Interest rate margin (as a percent)																					3.75%
Variable interest rate base floor (as a percent)																					1.25%
Interest rate at period end (as a percent)															5.00%	5.00%				5.00%
Interest expense incurred														2,800,000	4,100,000	8,200,000
Initial payment received for sale of assets related to Quill wound closure products		20,000,000		20,000,000						(20,400,000)
Amount which would require entity to make bona fide offer to repurchase debt should no qualified alternative use for the funds be found by October 4, 2012													20,000,000
Additional contingent consideration that may be received from Ethicon											42,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity																								28,000,000	28,000,000
Amount outstanding					40,000																					40,000
Secured letters of credit issued																								2,700,000	2,700,000	2,600,000
Available borrowing capacity																								21,100,000	21,100,000	21,300,000
Net loss	(14,248,000)	(2,948,000)	1,000	(2,947,000)		397,519,000	(14,248,000)	(18,001,000)	379,518,000
Increase (decrease) in cash resources	8,585,000	(22,918,000)		(35,818,000)		(3,311,000)			3,093,000
Proceeds from liquidation of investments		1,150,000		2,272,000
Funds generated from operating activities		3,400,000		15,200,000
Funds used for financing activities	$ (10,308,000)	$ (1,355,000)		$ (1,744,000)		$ 4,950,000			$ 10,741,000