Deferred Preservation Costs And Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Deferred Preservation Costs And Inventories [Abstract]

Schedule Of Deferred Preservation Costs

	2012		2011
Cardiac tissues	$	11,950	$	12,656
Vascular tissues		16,004		16,383
Total deferred preservation costs	$	27,954	$	29,039

Schedule Of Inventories

	2012		2011
Raw materials and supplies	$	5,836	$	4,759
Work-in-process		830		218
Finished goods		3,891		2,343
Total inventories	$	10,557	$	7,320