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Business Combinations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)						3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Business Combinations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2024	Jul. 03, 2023	Apr. 03, 2023	Nov. 29, 2021	Aug. 23, 2020	Mar. 30, 2024	Dec. 30, 2023	Sep. 28, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 24, 2022
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments								$ (1,700,000)	$ 14,900,000	$ 39,500,000
Contingent consideration – fair value adjustments								(1,700,000)	14,900,000	39,500,000
Payment of contingent consideration								$ 2,600,000	7,600,000	12,200,000
Endomagnetics Ltd
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price	$ 313,900,000
Measurement input	15.00%
Goodwill, tax deductible amount	$ 0
Endomagnetics Ltd \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period	11 years
Intangible assets acquired	$ 180,900,000
Endomagnetics Ltd \| Customer relationship
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period	12 years
Intangible assets acquired	$ 6,500,000
Endomagnetics Ltd \| Trade names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period	11 years
Intangible assets acquired	$ 7,400,000
JW Medical
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price		$ 6,700,000
JW Medical \| Customer relationship
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period		5 years
Normedi
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price			$ 7,700,000
Contingent consideration			$ 1,100,000
Normedi \| Customer relationship
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period			5 years
Intangible assets acquired			$ 3,000,000
Bolder Surgical
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price				$ 160,100,000
Fair value, discount rate				16.00%
Bolder Surgical \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period				10 years
Intangible assets acquired				$ 73,600,000
Bolder Surgical \| Customer relationship
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period				10 years
Intangible assets acquired				$ 21,700,000
Bolder Surgical \| Trade names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period				10 years
Intangible assets acquired				$ 1,400,000
Acessa Health
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration					$ 81,800,000
Annual incremental revenue growth period					3 years
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments							$ 1,700,000
Contingent consideration – fair value adjustments									(14,900,000)	(39,500,000)
Payment of contingent consideration						$ 2,600,000			$ 7,600,000	$ 12,200,000