Financial Instruments (Summary Of Financial Instruments Measured At Fair Value) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 12,439	$ 2,358
Current contingent consideration	(16,430)
Long-term contingent consideration	(43,500)
Contingent consideration	(59,930)
Total liabilities	(59,930)
Money Market Funds [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	11,484	1,472
Restricted securities	546	528
Endospan Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loan	409	358
Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets	12,030	2,000
Level 1 [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	11,484	1,472
Restricted securities	546	528
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets
Current contingent consideration
Long-term contingent consideration
Total liabilities
Level 2 [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents
Restricted securities
Level 2 [Member] \| Endospan Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loan
Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets	409	358
Current contingent consideration	(16,430)
Long-term contingent consideration	(43,500)
Total liabilities	(59,930)
Level 3 [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents
Restricted securities
Level 3 [Member] \| Endospan Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loan	$ 409	$ 358

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Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Fair value of financial and nonfinancial obligations.

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