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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Inventories


	December 31,
(US$ in thousands)	2012		2011
Raw materials	$	8,470	$	10,081
Work-in-process		7,886		5,606
Finished products		36,675		32,697
Field inventory		29,363		28,012
Consignment inventory		6,350		6,573


	$	88,744	$	82,969

Field inventory represents immediately saleable finished products that are in the possession of the Company’s direct sales representatives. Consignment inventory represents immediately saleable finished products located at third party customers, such as distributors and hospitals.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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