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Note 18 - Major Customers	12 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2012
Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]	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 to any medical customer did not exceed 10% of net sales in 2012. Sales generated by two of these distributors amounted to approximately 9% of net sales in 2011 and 2010. We have a business relationship with another customer to distribute certain of our consumer products. Sales to this customer amounted to 34% of net sales in 2012, 28% of net sales in 2011 and 26% of net sales in 2010. See Note 19 for further information about sales to major customers.

Note 18 - Major Customers

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]

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 to any medical customer did not exceed 10% of net sales in 2012. Sales generated by two of these distributors amounted to approximately 9% of net sales in 2011 and 2010.

We have a business relationship with another customer to distribute certain of our consumer products. Sales to this customer amounted to 34% of net sales in 2012, 28% of net sales in 2011 and 26% of net sales in 2010.

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

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The entire disclosure for any concentrations existing at the date of the financial statements that make an entity vulnerable to a reasonably possible, near-term, severe impact. This disclosure informs financial statement users about the general nature of the risk associated with the concentration, and may indicate the percentage of concentration risk as of the balance sheet date.

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