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Select Balance Sheet Details - Property and Equipment, Net (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and Equipment, Gross	$ 91,376,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross		$ 90,458,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(65,463,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment		(64,418,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Property and Equipment, net	25,913,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet		26,040,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Depreciation	2,800,000us-gaap_Depreciation	3,300,000us-gaap_Depreciation
Surgical instruments [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful lives	4 years
Property and Equipment, Gross	63,139,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_EquipmentMember		62,872,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_EquipmentMember
Machinery and equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful lives	7 years
Property and Equipment, Gross	15,510,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember		15,382,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
Capital Leased Assets, Gross	3,200,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember		3,200,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
Computer equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful lives	3 years
Property and Equipment, Gross	3,252,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ComputerEquipmentMember		3,180,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ComputerEquipmentMember
Office furniture and equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful lives	5 years
Property and Equipment, Gross	3,750,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_OfficeEquipmentMember		3,789,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_OfficeEquipmentMember
Leasehold improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Various Useful lives of property and equipments	various
Property and Equipment, Gross	3,859,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember		3,841,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember
Building [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful lives	39 years
Property and Equipment, Gross	66,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingMember		65,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingMember
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and Equipment, Gross	9,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember		9,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember
Construction in progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and Equipment, Gross	1,791,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember		1,320,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember
Capital Leased Assets, Gross	$ 600,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember		$ 600,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember

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