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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 29, 2014
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Rollforward of Goodwill Activity by Reportable Segment | A rollforward of goodwill activity by reportable segment from September 28, 2013 to March 29, 2014 is as follows:
|  | Diagnostics |  |  | Breast Health |  |  | GYN Surgical |  |  | Skeletal Health |  |  | Total |
Balance at September 28, 2013 |  | $ | 1,153,554 |  |  | $ | 636,365 |  |  | $ | 1,016,456 |  |  | $ | 8,153 |  |  | $ | 2,814,528 |
Disposition of a portion of a reporting unit |  |  | (221 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (221 | )
Tax adjustments |  |  | (323 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (323 | )
Foreign currency and other |  |  | (571 | ) |  |  | (3,292 | ) |  |  | (316 | ) |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | (4,170 | )
Balance at March 29, 2014 |  | $ | 1,152,439 |  |  | $ | 633,073 |  |  | $ | 1,016,140 |  |  | $ | 8,162 |  |  | $ | 2,809,814 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | Intangible Assets Intangible assets consisted of the following:
Description |  | As of March 29, 2014 |  |  | As of September 28, 2013 |
| Gross Carrying Value |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Gross Carrying Value |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |
Developed technology |  | $ | 3,969,132 |  |  | $ | 1,237,076 |  |  | $ | 4,008,947 |  |  | $ | 1,094,435 |
In-process research and development |  |  | 23,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 24,000 |  |  |  | — |
Customer relationships and contracts |  |  | 1,101,860 |  |  |  | 340,541 |  |  |  | 1,101,870 |  |  |  | 296,481 |
Trade names |  |  | 236,846 |  |  |  | 92,183 |  |  |  | 238,103 |  |  |  | 81,844 |
Patents |  |  | 13,452 |  |  |  | 8,762 |  |  |  | 13,026 |  |  |  | 8,495 |
Business licenses |  |  | 2,607 |  |  |  | 738 |  |  |  | 2,647 |  |  |  | 616 |
Non-competition agreements |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 296 |  |  |  | 296 |
|  | $ | 5,346,897 |  |  | $ | 1,679,300 |  |  | $ | 5,388,889 |  |  | $ | 1,482,167 |
Schedule of Estimated Amortization Expense | The estimated remaining amortization expense as of March 29, 2014 for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
Remainder of Fiscal 2014 |  | $ | 229,551 |
Fiscal 2015 |  | $ | 403,348 |
Fiscal 2016 |  | $ | 374,672 |
Fiscal 2017 |  | $ | 365,541 |
Fiscal 2018 |  | $ | 355,044 |

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