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Business Segment (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 29, 2012

Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

	Long-lived tangible assets by geographic area are as follows (in thousands):
		As of
			June 29,			December 30,
			2012			2011
	United States	$	123,362		$	113,693
	Rest of world		33,018			32,113
	Total	$	156,380		$	145,806

Geographic Areas, Revenues from External Customers [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

				Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
					June 29,			July 1,			June 29,			July 1,
					2012			2011			2012			2011
	Sales by geographic area:
		United States		$	84,378		$	61,092		$	166,784		$	126,293
	Non-Domestic locations:
		Puerto Rico			26,681			24,651			50,221			50,832
		Belgium			15,053			17,628			30,391			36,597
		United Kingdom & Ireland			12,331			17,626			24,688			28,119
		Rest of world			28,105			25,527			53,567			53,517
			Total sales	$	166,548		$	146,524		$	325,651		$	295,358

Reconciliation from Segment Totals to Consolidated [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

				Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
					June 29,			July 1,			June 29,			July 1,
	Sales:				2012			2011			2012			2011
	Implantable Medical
		CRM/Neuromodulation		$	80,025		$	77,724		$	155,160		$	155,761
		Vascular Access			12,481			10,769			24,117			21,243
		Orthopaedic			32,860			37,922			63,906			77,511
			Total Implantable Medical		125,366			126,415			243,183			254,515
	Electrochem
		Portable Medical			20,407			2,012			39,127			4,151
		Energy/Environmental			16,879			16,016			35,249			31,858
		Other			3,896			2,081			8,092			4,834
			Total Electrochem		41,182			20,109			82,468			40,843
			Total sales	$	166,548		$	146,524		$	325,651		$	295,358

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

				Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
					June 29,			July 1,			June 29,			July 1,
					2012			2011			2012			2011
	Segment income from operations:
		Implantable Medical		$	11,396		$	17,700		$	21,508		$	36,647
		Electrochem			6,199			4,852			10,670			9,259
	Total segment income from operations				17,595			22,552			32,178			45,906
	Unallocated operating expenses				(6,504)			(4,249)			(9,889)			(9,637)
	Operating income as reported				11,091			18,303			22,289			36,269
	Unallocated other expense				(4,221)			(5,539)			(9,300)			(5,678)
	Income before provision for income taxes			$	6,870		$	12,764		$	12,989		$	30,591

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments [Table Text Block]

	Four customers accounted for a significant portion of the Company’s sales as follows:
				Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
					June 29,			July 1,			June 29,			July 1,
					2012			2011			2012			2011
	Customer A				18%			19%			19%			20%
	Customer B				15%			17%			14%			17%
	Customer C				10%			14%			10%			14%
	Customer D				6%			8%			7%			8%
					49%			58%			50%			59%

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