Related parties

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related parties

15. Related parties

The following related party balances and transactions as of and for the three years ended December 31, 2012, among the Company and other companies in which directors or executive officers have an interest, are reflected in the consolidated financial statements. The Company bought components related to the A-V Impulse ^® System and Laryngeal Mask products from a related party in which a former board member, who retired in May 2010, had a beneficial minority interest. These products were no longer purchased by the Company in 2010. Additionally, OrthoPro, Inc. and Superior Medical Equipment, independent distributors for Breg, Inc., are owned by the son of this former board member. The following table summarizes these related party balances and transactions as of and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

	Year Ended December 31,
(U.S. Dollars, in thousands)	2012		2011		2010
Sales	$	—	$	479	$	3,081
Purchases		—		—		4,911
Accounts payable		—		—		334
Accounts receivable		—		106		676