Note 18 - Major Customers

12 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

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18.  MAJOR CUSTOMERS

The largest of our medical customers are distributors who sell our products to acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities throughout the United States and Canada.  Sales generated by one of these distributors amounted to approximately 9% of net sales in 2011 and 2010 and 12% of net sales in 2009.

We have a business relationship with another customer to distribute certain of our consumer products.  Sales to this customer amounted to 28% of net sales in 2011 and 26% of net sales in 2010 and 2009.

See Note 19 for further information about sales to major customers.