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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Acquired Intangible Assets and Related Estimated Useful Lives (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 18, 2016	May 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life			8 years
Restore Flow Allografts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Allocated fair value			$ 4,544
Weighted average useful life			10 years 3 months 18 days
Restore Flow Allografts [Member] \| Non-Compete Agreement [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Allocated fair value			$ 180
Weighted average useful life			5 years
Restore Flow Allografts [Member] \| Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Allocated fair value			$ 271
Weighted average useful life			9 years
Restore Flow Allografts [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Allocated fair value			$ 683
Weighted average useful life			12 years 6 months
Restore Flow Allografts [Member] \| Procurement Contracts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Allocated fair value			$ 617
Weighted average useful life			9 years
Restore Flow Allografts [Member] \| Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Allocated fair value			$ 2,793
Weighted average useful life			10 years 6 months
ProCol Biologic Graft [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Allocated fair value	$ 620		$ 620
Weighted average useful life			8 years 7 months 6 days
ProCol Biologic Graft [Member] \| Non-Compete Agreement [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Allocated fair value	$ 84
Weighted average useful life	5 years
ProCol Biologic Graft [Member] \| Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Allocated fair value	$ 109
Weighted average useful life	9 years 6 months
ProCol Biologic Graft [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Allocated fair value	$ 150
Weighted average useful life	9 years
ProCol Biologic Graft [Member] \| Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Allocated fair value	$ 277
Weighted average useful life	9 years
Tru-Incise Valvulotome [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Allocated fair value		$ 545
Tru-Incise Valvulotome [Member] \| Non-Compete Agreement [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Allocated fair value		$ 120
Weighted average useful life		5 years
Tru-Incise Valvulotome [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Allocated fair value		$ 17
Weighted average useful life		3 years
Tru-Incise Valvulotome [Member] \| Tradename License [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Allocated fair value		$ 17
Weighted average useful life		3 years
Tru-Incise Valvulotome [Member] \| Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Allocated fair value		$ 391
Weighted average useful life		7 years