Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies Acounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates in Preparing Financial Statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include our wholly-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Cash and Cash Equivalents. For purposes of the statements of cash flows, we consider interest bearing deposits with an original maturity date of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Receivables, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Receivables. The allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable is based on our historical bad debt experience and on management’s evaluation of our ability to collect individual outstanding balances.

Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Inventories. We value our inventories at the lower of cost, determined on a first-in, first-out method, or market value.  Market value for raw materials is based on replacement costs. Inventory costs include material, labor and manufacturing overhead.  We review inventories on hand at least quarterly and record provisions for estimated excess, slow moving and obsolete inventory, as well as inventory with a carrying value in excess of net realizable value. The regular and systematic inventory valuation reviews include a current assessment of future product demand, historical experience and product expiration.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets. We test goodwill balances as of July 1 for impairment on an annual basis during the third quarter, or whenever impairment indicators arise. We utilize several reporting units in evaluating goodwill for impairment. We assess the estimated fair value of reporting units based on discounted future cash flows. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, an impairment charge is recognized in an amount equal to the excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill.

We evaluate the recoverability of intangible assets periodically and take into account events or circumstances that warrant revised estimates of useful lives or that indicate that impairment exists. All of our intangible assets are subject to amortization. Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis, except for customer lists, which are generally amortized on an accelerated basis, over the following useful lives:

Customer lists	5	-	15 years
Developed technology	5	-	15 years
Distribution agreements	5	-	11 years
License agreements and trademarks	5	-	15 years
Covenant not to compete	3	-	10 years
Patents	17 years
Royalty agreements	5 years

Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Long-Lived Assets. We periodically review the carrying amount of our long-lived assets for impairment. An asset is considered impaired when estimated future cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset. In the event the carrying amount of such asset is not considered recoverable, the asset is adjusted to its fair value. Fair value is generally determined based on discounted future cash flow. There were no impairments of long-lived assets during the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Property and Equipment. Property and equipment is stated at the historical cost of construction or purchase. Construction costs include interest costs capitalized during construction. Maintenance and repairs of property and equipment are charged to operations as incurred. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the base term of the lease or estimated life of the leasehold improvements. Construction-in-process consists of new buildings and various production equipment being constructed internally and externally. Assets in construction-in-process will commence depreciating once the asset has been placed in service. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives as follows:

Buildings	40 years
Manufacturing equipment	4	-	20 years
Furniture and fixtures	3	-	10 years
Land improvements	10	-	20 years
Leasehold improvements	4	-	25 years

Depreciation expense related to property and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $13.2 million, $11.4 million, and $10.0 million, respectively.

Deferred compensation policy text block [Policy Text Block]

Deferred Compensation. We have a deferred compensation plan that permits certain management employees to defer a portion of their salary until the future. We established a Rabbi trust to finance obligations under the plan with corporate-owned variable life insurance contracts. The cash surrender value totaled approximately $4.8 million and $4.3 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, which is included in other assets in our consolidated balance sheets. We have recorded a deferred compensation payable of approximately $4.6 million and $4.3 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, to reflect the liability to our employees under this plan.

Investment, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Marketable Securities. Marketable securities consist entirely of available-for-sale equity securities. As of December 31, 2011, these equity securities had a cost basis of approximately $2.5 million, fair value of approximately $2.8 million, and gross unrealized gains that are included in accumulated other comprehensive income of approximately $295,000. There were no gross unrealized losses as of December 31, 2011.

Other assets policy text block [Policy Text Block]

Other Assets. As of December 31, 2011, other assets consisted of our deferred compensation plan cash surrender value discussed above, an investment in a privately-held company accounted for at cost, deposits related to various leases, unamortized debt issuance costs and a long-term income tax refund receivable. As of December 31, 2010, other assets also included the fair value of an interest rate swap.

Deferred credits [Policy Text Block]

Deferred Credits. Deferred credits consist of grant money received from the Irish government. Grant money is received for a percentage of expenditures on eligible property and equipment, specific research and development projects and costs of hiring and training employees. Amounts related to the acquisition of property and equipment are amortized as a reduction of depreciation expense over the lives of the corresponding property and equipment.

Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Revenue Recognition. We sell our single-use disposable medical products through a direct sales force in the U.S., through OEM relationships, custom procedure tray manufacturers and a combination of direct sales force and independent distributors in international markets. Revenues from these customers are recognized when all of the following have occurred: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the price is fixed or determinable and (iv) the ability to collect is reasonably assured. These criteria are generally satisfied at the time of shipment when risk of loss and title passes to the customer. We have certain written agreements with group purchasing organizations to sell our products to participating hospitals. These agreements have destination shipping terms which require us to defer the recognition of a sale until the product has arrived at the participating hospitals. We reserve for sales returns of defective products (i.e. warranty liability) as a reduction in revenue, based on our historical experience. We also offer sales rebates and discounts to purchasing groups. These reserves are recorded as a reduction in revenue and are not considered material to our consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009. In addition, we invoice our customers for taxes assessed by governmental authorities such as sales tax and value added taxes. We present these taxes on a net basis.

Shipping and Handling Cost, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Shipping and Handling. We bill our customers for shipping and handling charges, which are included in total revenues for the applicable period and the corresponding shipping and handling expense is reported in cost of goods sold.

Cost of Sales, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Cost of Sales. We include product costs (i.e. material, direct labor and overhead costs), shipping and handling expense, product royalty expense, developed technology expense, production-related depreciation expense and product license agreement expense in cost of goods sold.

Research and Development Expense, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Research and Development. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Income Taxes. We utilize an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences in the basis of assets and liabilities as reported for financial statement and income tax purposes. Deferred income taxes reflect the tax effects of net operating loss and tax credit carryovers and temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Realization of certain deferred tax assets is dependent upon future earnings, if any. We make estimates and judgments in determining the need for a provision for income taxes, including the estimation of our taxable income for each full fiscal year.

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Earnings per Common Share. Net income per common share is computed by both the basic method, which uses the weighted average number of our common shares outstanding and the diluted method, which includes the dilutive common shares from stock options and warrants, as calculated using the treasury stock method.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Fair Value Measurements. The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that could be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Financial assets are marked to bid prices and financial liabilities are marked to offer prices. Fair value measurements do not include transaction costs. A fair value hierarchy is used to prioritize the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. Categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy is defined into the following three categories:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]

Stock-Based Compensation. We recognize the fair value compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation. Under the provisions of ASC 718, share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award and is recognized over the employee’s requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. The fair value of our stock options is estimated using a Black-Scholes option valuation model. Stock-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $1.6 million, $1.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

Concentration of Credit Risk [Policy Text Block]

Concentration of Credit Risk. Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. We provide credit, in the normal course of business, primarily to hospitals and independent third-party custom procedure tray manufacturers and distributors. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers and maintain allowances for potential credit losses. Sales to our single largest customer approximated 4%, 4% and 6% of total sales for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]

Foreign Currency. The financial statements of our foreign subsidiaries are measured using local currencies as the functional currency, with the exception of Ireland which uses the U.S. Dollar as its functional currency. Assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. Dollars at year-end rates of exchange and results of operations are translated at average rates for the year. Gains and losses resulting from these translations are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Foreign currency transactions denominated in a currency other than the entity’s functional currency are included in determining net income for the period.  Such foreign currency transaction gains and losses have not been significant for purposes of our financial reporting.

Derivatives, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Derivatives. We use forward contracts to mitigate our exposure to volatility in foreign exchange rates, and we used an interest rate swap to hedge changes in the benchmark interest rate related to our Credit Agreement described in Note 7 below. All derivatives are recognized in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. Classification of each hedging instrument is based upon whether the maturity of the instrument is less than or greater than 12 months.  We do not purchase or hold derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.  See Note 8.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Policy Text Block]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). As of December 31, 2011, accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) included approximately $180,000 (net of tax of $115,000) related to unrealized gains on marketable securities and $(30,000) related to foreign currency translation. As of December 31, 2010, accumulated other comprehensive income included approximately $708,000 (net of tax of $451,000) related to an interest rate swap and $152,000 related to foreign currency translation.