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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 FORM 10-Q
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 For the quarterly period ended: March 31, 2012
 Or
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from:              to
 
Commission File No.: 0-19974
 ICU MEDICAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
33-0022692
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)
951 Calle Amanecer, San Clemente, California
 
92673
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 (949) 366-2183
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x  No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x  No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one):
 
Large accelerated filer o
 
Accelerated filer x
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer o
 
Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
 
Class
 
Outstanding at April 10, 2012
Common
 
14,142,066
 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):  Yes o No x
 


ICU Medical, Inc.

Index

Part I - Financial Information
 
Page Number
 
 
 
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited)

ICU Medical, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
March 31,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
 
(unaudited)
 
(1)
ASSETS
 
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
122,103

 
$
99,590

Investment securities
61,482

 
60,395

Cash, cash equivalents and investment securities
183,585

 
159,985

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,056 at March 31, 2012 and $1,293 at December 31, 2011
41,728

 
43,571

Inventories
37,290

 
40,423

Prepaid income taxes
3,677

 
5,589

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
5,913

 
6,759

Deferred income taxes
3,798

 
4,081

Total current assets
275,991

 
260,408

 
 
 
 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net
83,183

 
83,048

GOODWILL
1,478

 
1,478

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net
11,065

 
11,419

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
4,767

 
4,759

 
$
376,484

 
$
361,112

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 

 
 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$
11,825

 
$
13,251

Accrued liabilities
13,562

 
16,059

Total current liabilities
25,387

 
29,310

 
 
 
 
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
7,127

 
7,144

INCOME TAX LIABILITY
4,081

 
4,081

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES


 


STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
 

 
 

Convertible preferred stock, $1.00 par value Authorized—500 shares; Issued and outstanding— none
—

 
—

Common stock, $0.10 par value — Authorized—80,000 shares; Issued 14,855 shares at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, outstanding 14,117 shares at March 31, 2012 and 13,871 shares at December 31, 2011
1,486

 
1,486

Additional paid-in capital
58,106

 
56,796

Treasury stock, at cost — 738 shares at March 31, 2012 and 984 shares at December 31, 2011
(27,034
)
 
(35,348
)
Retained earnings
308,478

 
300,877

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,147
)
 
(3,234
)
Total stockholders’ equity
339,889

 
320,577

 
$
376,484

 
$
361,112

______________________________________________________
(1) December 31, 2011 balances were derived from audited consolidated financial statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ICU Medical, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
2012
 
2011
REVENUES:
 

 
 

Net sales
$
75,383

 
$
71,338

Other
128

 
133

TOTAL REVENUE
75,511

 
71,471

COST OF GOODS SOLD
40,546

 
36,845

Gross profit
34,965

 
34,626

OPERATING EXPENSES:
 

 
 

Selling, general and administrative
20,890

 
22,863

Research and development
2,693

 
2,052

Legal settlement
—

 
(2,500
)
Total operating expenses
23,583

 
22,415

Income from operations
11,382

 
12,211

OTHER INCOME
135

 
403

Income before income taxes
11,517

 
12,614

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
(3,916
)
 
(4,541
)
NET INCOME
$
7,601

 
$
8,073

NET INCOME PER SHARE
 

 
 

Basic
$
0.54

 
$
0.59

Diluted
$
0.53

 
$
0.57

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES
 

 
 

Basic
13,956

 
13,692

Diluted
14,318

 
14,056

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ICU Medical, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
2012
 
2011
Net income
$
7,601

 
$
8,073

Other comprehensive income, net of tax of $295 and $176 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively:
 

 
 

Foreign currency translation adjustment
2,087

 
3,869

Comprehensive income
$
9,688

 
$
11,942

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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ICU Medical, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
2012
 
2011
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 

 
 

Net income
$
7,601

 
$
8,073

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 

 
 

Depreciation and amortization
4,777

 
4,500

Provision for doubtful accounts
(263
)
 
208

Provision for warranty and returns
312

 
—

Stock compensation
1,231

 
978

Loss on disposal of property and equipment
27

 
—

Bond premium amortization
357

 
19

Cash provided (used) by changes in operating assets and liabilities
 

 
 

Accounts receivable
1,931

 
5,085

Inventories
3,768

 
(6,186
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
898

 
(252
)
Accounts payable
(1,610
)
 
2,764

Accrued liabilities
(2,608
)
 
(2,091
)
Deferred revenue
—

 
(278
)
Prepaid and deferred income taxes
1,915

 
2,347

Net cash provided by operating activities
18,336

 
15,167

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 

 
 

Purchases of property and equipment
(3,632
)
 
(4,942
)
Proceeds from sale of asset
10

 
—

Intangible asset additions
(287
)
 
—

Purchases of investment securities
(22,424
)
 
(24,530
)
Proceeds from sale of investment securities
21,442

 
3,304

Net cash used by investing activities
(4,891
)
 
(26,168
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 

 
 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options
5,684

 
1,027

Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan
1,081

 
909

Tax benefits from exercise of stock options
1,626

 
280

Net cash provided by financing activities
8,391

 
2,216

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
677

 
1,049

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
22,513

 
(7,736
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
99,590

 
78,850

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
$
122,103

 
$
71,114

 
 
 
 
NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
  Accrued liabilities for property and equipment
$
588

 
$
—

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ICU Medical, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
(Amounts in tables in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
 
Note 1:
Basis of Presentation:
 
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated results for the interim periods presented. Results for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of ICU Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2011.
 
The Company operates in one business segment engaged in the development, manufacturing and sale of innovative medical devices used in infusion therapy, oncology and critical care applications.  The Company’s devices are sold directly or to distributors and medical product manufacturers throughout the United States and internationally.  All subsidiaries are wholly owned and are included in the consolidated financial statements.  All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Note 2:
New Accounting Pronouncements:
 
In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update number 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) — Presentation of Comprehensive Income ("ASU 2011-05"), to require an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of equity. In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-12, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) – Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in ASU 2011-05 ("ASU 2011-12"), which defers the effective date of those changes in ASU 2011-05 that relate to the presentation of reclassification adjustments. The adoption of ASU 2011-05 and ASU 2011-12 results in a change in how the Company presents the components of comprehensive income.

Note 3:
Fair Value Measurement:
 
The Company’s investment securities, which are carried at fair value and are considered available-for-sale, consist principally of certificates of deposit, corporate bonds, federal tax-exempt state and municipal government debt and sovereign bonds.  As of March 31, 2012, the Company has $5.9 million of its investment securities as Level 1 assets, which are certificates of deposit with quoted prices in active markets and $55.6 million of its investment securities as Level 2 assets, which are pre-refunded municipal securities, non-pre-refunded municipal securities, corporate bonds and sovereign bonds and have observable market based inputs such as quoted prices, interest rates and yield curves. The Company had no Level 3 investments for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011. The following table provides the assets and liabilities carried at fair value measured on a recurring basis.
 
 
Fair value measurements at March 31, 2012 using
 
Total carrying
value at
March 31, 2012
 
Quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets (level 1)
 
Significant
other
observable
inputs (level 2)
 
Significant
unobservable
inputs (level 3)
Available for sale securities
$
61,482

 
$
5,931

 
$
55,551

 
$
—

 
$
61,482

 
$
5,931

 
$
55,551

 
$
—

 

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Fair value measurements at December 31, 2011 using
 
Total carrying
value at
December 31, 2011
 
Quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets (level 1)
 
Significant
other
observable
inputs (level 2)
 
Significant
unobservable
inputs (level 3)
Available for sale securities
$
60,395

 
$
5,459

 
$
54,936

 
$
—

 
$
60,395

 
$
5,459

 
$
54,936

 
$
—

 

Note 4: Investment Securities:

The Company's investment securities consist of certificates of deposit, corporate bonds, federal tax-exempt state and municipal government debt and sovereign bonds. All investment securities are considered available-for-sale and are “investment grade”, carried at fair value and there have been no gains or losses on their disposal. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, net of tax, are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the shareholders' equity section of the Company's balance sheets. The Company had no gross unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities at March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011. The scheduled maturities of the debt securities are between 2012 and 2042 and are all callable within one year. The investment securities consist of the following at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 
March 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Federal tax-exempt debt securities
$
40,402

 
$
39,745

Corporate bonds
13,176

 
13,263

Sovereign bonds
1,973

 
1,928

Certificates of deposit
5,931

 
5,459

 
$
61,482

 
$
60,395

    
Note 5: Inventories:
 
Inventories consisted of the following:
 
 
March 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Raw material
$
21,924

 
$
25,227

Work in process
3,861

 
2,901

Finished goods
11,505

 
12,295

Total
$
37,290

 
$
40,423

 
Note 6:
Property and Equipment:
 
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
 
 
March 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Machinery and equipment
$
74,846

 
$
73,390

Land, building and building improvements
60,747

 
60,334

Molds
25,120

 
24,133

Computer equipment and software
17,799

 
17,518

Furniture and fixtures
2,390

 
2,298

Construction in progress
5,888

 
5,277

Total property and equipment, cost
186,790

 
182,950

Accumulated depreciation
(103,607
)
 
(99,902
)
Net property and equipment
$
83,183

 
$
83,048


Note 7:
Net Income Per Share:
 
Net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus dilutive securities. Dilutive securities are outstanding common stock options and restricted stock units(excluding stock options with an exercise price in excess of the average market value for the period), less the number of shares that could have been purchased with the proceeds from the exercise of the options, using the treasury stock method. Options that are anti-dilutive because their exercise price exceeded the average market price of the common stock for the period approximated 141,000 and 135,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
 
The following table presents the calculation of net earnings per common share (“EPS”) — basic and diluted.
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
2012
 
2011
Net income
$
7,601

 
$
8,073

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (for basic calculation)
13,956

 
13,692

Dilutive securities
362

 
364

Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding (for diluted calculation)
14,318

 
14,056

EPS — basic
$
0.54

 
$
0.59

EPS — diluted
$
0.53

 
$
0.57

 
Note 8:
Major Customer:
 
The Company had revenues equal to 10% or more of total revenues from one customer, Hospira, Inc. Such revenues were 42% and 41% of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had accounts receivable from Hospira of 31% and 36% of consolidated accounts receivable, respectively.
 
Note 9:
Income Taxes:
 
Income taxes were accrued at an estimated annual effective tax rate of 34% and 36% in the first quarters of 2012 and 2011, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from that computed at the federal statutory rate of 35% principally because of the effect of foreign and state income taxes, tax credits and deductions for domestic production activities.

Note 10:
Legal Settlement:
 
In February 2011, the Company reached a settlement in its litigation against a law firm that formerly represented the Company in patent litigation matters, representing reimbursement of legal fees previously paid to the firm.  Under the terms of the settlement, the Company received $2.5 million and this amount is included as a credit in operating expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.
 
Note 11:
Commitments and Contingencies:

The Company is from time to time involved in various legal proceedings, most of which are routine litigation, in the normal course of business.  In the opinion of management, the resolution of the legal proceedings in which the Company is involved will not likely have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
 
In the normal course of business, the Company has agreed to indemnify officers and directors of the Company to the maximum extent permitted under Delaware law and to indemnify customers as to certain intellectual property matters related to sales of the Company’s products.  There is no maximum limit on the indemnification that may be required under these agreements.  The Company has never incurred, nor does it presently expect to incur, any liability for indemnification.

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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
We are a leader in the development, manufacture and sale of innovative medical devices used in infusion therapy, oncology and critical care applications.  Our products improve patient outcomes by helping to prevent bloodstream infections and protect healthcare workers and patients from exposure to infectious diseases or hazardous drugs and monitoring continuous cardiac output of critical care patients.  Our complete product line includes custom infusion systems, closed delivery systems for hazardous drugs, needlefree infusion connectors, catheters and cardiac monitoring systems. 

Business Overview

In the early 1990's, we launched the CLAVE, an innovative one-piece, needlefree infusion connection device. The CLAVE is a worldwide leader in connector products. The CLAVE's unique design ensures compliance with needlefree policies because of its passive technology which cannot accept a needle. Our CLAVE products accounted for 36% of our revenues in 2011.

In the late 1990s, we commenced a transition from a product-centered company to an innovative, fast, efficient, low-cost manufacturer of custom infusion sets, using processes that we believe can be readily applied to a variety of disposable medical devices. This strategy has enabled us to capture revenue on the entire infusion delivery system, and not just a component of the system.  We have furthered this effort to include all of our proprietary devices beyond the CLAVE.
 
One of our strategies has been to acquire new product lines.  For example, in August 2009, we purchased the commercial rights and physical assets of Hospira’s critical care product line, which resulted in our control over all aspects of the critical care product line, including production, sales, marketing, customer contracting and distribution. We had previously manufactured for sale, exclusively to Hospira, the critical care products.  Pursuant to the prior arrangements, Hospira retained commercial responsibility for the products that we manufactured, including sales to end customers, marketing, pricing, distribution, customer contracts, customer service and billing, and we had little ability to directly influence Hospira’s sales and marketing efforts, and our sales under this arrangement were subject to fluctuations over which we had little control. The purchase of Hospira’s critical care line has resulted in an increase in direct sales and sales to independent distributors but a decrease in sales to Hospira.  There is no assurance that we will be successful in finding future acquisition opportunities or integrating new product lines into our existing business.
 
Another strategy for reducing our dependence on our current proprietary products has been to introduce new products. In 2007 and 2008, we introduced a line of oncology products including the Spiros male lure connector device, the Genie vial access device and ancillary products specifically designed for chemotherapy. We can provide no assurance that we will be able to successfully manufacture, market and sell these new products.
 
We are also expanding our business through increased sales to medical product manufacturers, independent distributors and through direct sales to the end users of our product.  These expansions include our 2008 agreement with Premier, the extension of the term of our agreement with MedAssets, our 2011 agreement with Novation covering all of our critical care products and the growth of our internal sales and marketing group.  Each of these organizations is a U.S. healthcare purchasing network.  We also potentially face substantial increases in competition in our CLAVE business.  Therefore, we are focusing on increasing product development, acquisition, sales and marketing efforts to custom infusion systems, oncology products, critical care products and other products that lend themselves to customization and new products in the U.S. and international markets.

Our products are used in hospitals and alternate medical sites in more than 50 countries throughout the world. We categorize our products into three main product lines: Infusion Therapy, Critical Care and Oncology. Products outside of our main product lines are grouped under Other. Our primary products include:

Infusion Therapy
•Needlefree connector products
◦CLAVE
◦MicroCLAVE/ MicroCLAVE Clear
◦Y-CLAVE
◦Anti-Microbial CLAVE
◦Anti-Microbial MicroCLAVE
•Custom infusion sets


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Critical Care
•Hemodynamic monitoring systems
◦Transpac disposable pressure transducers
◦SAFESET closed needlefree blood conservation systems
◦Custom monitoring systems
•Catheters
◦Advanced sensor catheters
◦Pulmonary artery thermodilution catheters
◦Multi-lumen central venous catheters
•Custom angiography and interventional radiology kits
Oncology
•Vial and bag access devices
•Genie closed vial access device
•Spiros closed male luer
•Custom preparation and administration sets and accessories
Other
•TEGO needlefree hemodialysis connector
•Lopez enteral valve

Our largest customer is Hospira.  Hospira accounted for 42%, 42% and 44% of our worldwide revenues in the first quarter of 2012 and the years ended 2011 and 2010, respectively. Our relationship with Hospira has been and will continue to be important for our growth.  We currently manufacture custom I.V. sets for sale by Hospira and jointly promote the products under the name SetSource. Additionally, as discussed above, prior to our acquisition of its critical care line, we previously manufactured Hospira’s critical care products. We expect revenues from sales of CLAVE products, custom infusion sets and new products to Hospira to remain a significant percentage of our revenues.  Hospira has a significant share of the I.V. set market in the U.S. and provides us access to that market, and we expect that Hospira will continue to be important to our growth for CLAVE, custom infusion sets and our other products worldwide.

Revenues for the first quarter of 2012 and the years ended 2011 and 2010 were $75.5 million, $302.2 million and $283.0 million, respectively. We currently sell substantially all of our products to medical product manufacturers, independent distributors and through direct sales to the end user. Most of our independent distributors handle the full line of our infusion administration products.  We sell our I.V. administration and oncology products under two agreements with Hospira.  Under a 1995 agreement, Hospira purchases CLAVE products, principally bulk, non-sterile connectors, oncology products and the CLC2000.  Under a 2001 agreement, we sell custom infusion sets to Hospira under a program referred to as SetSource.  Our 1995 and 2001 agreements with Hospira provide Hospira with conditional exclusive and nonexclusive rights to distribute all existing ICU Medical products worldwide with terms that extend to 2018.  We sell invasive monitoring and angiography products to independent distributors and through direct sales.  We also sell certain other products to a number of other medical product manufacturers.

We believe that as healthcare providers continue to either consolidate or join major buying organizations, the success of our products will depend, in part, on our ability, either independently or through strategic relationships such as our Hospira relationship, to secure long-term contracts with large healthcare providers and major buying organizations.  As a result of this marketing and distribution strategy, we derive most of our revenues from a relatively small number of distributors and manufacturers.  The loss of a strategic relationship with a customer or a decline in demand for a manufacturing customer’s products could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.
 
We believe that achievement of our growth objectives worldwide will require increased efforts by us in sales and marketing and product development; however, there is no assurance that we will be successful in implementing our growth strategy. The custom products market is small, when compared to the larger market of standard products, and we could encounter customer resistance to custom products.  Further, we could encounter increased competition as other companies see opportunity in this market.  Product development or acquisition efforts may not succeed, and even if we do develop or acquire additional products, there is no assurance that we will achieve profitable sales of such products.  An adverse change in our relationship with Hospira, or a deterioration of Hospira’s position in the market, could have an adverse effect on us.  Increased expenditures for sales and marketing and product acquisition and development may not yield desired results when expected, or at all.  While we have taken steps to control these risks, there are certain risks that may be outside of our control, and there is no assurance that steps we have taken will succeed.




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The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, total revenues by market segment and its major product groups as a percentage of total revenues:
 
 
 
Quarter ended March 31,
 
Fiscal year ended
Product line
 
2012
 
2011
 
2011
 
2010
  CLAVE products
 
37
%
 
35
%
 
36
%
 
35
%
  Custom infusion therapy
 
26
%
 
26
%
 
25
%
 
27
%
  Other infusion therapy
 
5
%
 
4
%
 
5
%
 
4
%
Infusion therapy
 
68
%
 
65
%
 
66
%
 
66
%
Critical care
 
18
%
 
22
%
 
20
%
 
23
%
Oncology
 
9
%
 
7
%
 
8
%
 
6
%
  TEGO
 
3
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
  Other products/other revenue
 
2
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
Other
 
5
%
 
6
%
 
6
%
 
5
%
 
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
  
We have an ongoing effort to increase systems capabilities, improve manufacturing efficiency, reduce labor costs, reduce time needed to produce an order, and minimize investment in inventory.  These include the use of automated assembly equipment for new and existing products and use of larger molds and molding machines.  In 2006, we centralized our proprietary molding in Salt Lake City and expanded our production facility in Mexico, which took over the majority of our manual assembly previously done in Salt Lake City.  In 2010 and early 2011, we expanded our production facility in Mexico. In late 2010, we completed construction of an assembly plant in Slovakia that serves our European product distribution.  We may establish additional production facilities outside the U.S.  There is no assurance that we will achieve success in establishing manufacturing facilities outside the U.S.
 
We distribute products through three distribution channels.  Product revenues for each distribution channel as a percentage of total channel product revenue were as follows:

 
 
Quarter ended March 31,
 
Fiscal year ended
Channel
 
2012
 
2011
 
2011
 
2010
Medical product manufacturers
 
39
%
 
40
%
 
40
%
 
42
%
Domestic distributors/direct sales
 
35
%
 
36
%
 
36
%
 
35
%
International customers
 
26
%
 
24
%
 
24
%
 
23
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%

 
Sales to international customers do not include bulk CLAVE products sold to Hospira in the U.S. but used in I.V. products manufactured by Hospira and exported. Those sales are included in sales to medical product manufacturers. Other sales to Hospira for destinations outside the U.S. are included in sales to international customers.
 
Seasonality/Quarterly Results
 
The healthcare business in the United States is subject to quarterly fluctuations due to frequency of illness during the seasons, elective procedures, and over the last few years, the economy. In Europe, the healthcare business generally slows down in the summer months due to vacations resulting in fewer elective surgeries.  Also in Europe, hospitals’ budgets tend to finish at the end of the year which may cause fewer purchases in the last three months of the year as hospitals await their new budgets in January.  In addition, we can experience fluctuations in net sales as a result of variations in the ordering patterns of our largest customers, which may be driven more by production scheduling and their inventory levels, and less by seasonality.  Our expenses often do not fluctuate in the same manner as net sales, which may cause fluctuations in operating income that are disproportionate to fluctuations in our revenue.
 




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Quarter-to-Quarter Comparisons
 
We present income statement data in Part I, Item 1 - Financial Statements. The following table shows, for the quarters ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2011, the percentages of each income statement caption in relation to total revenues.
 
 
 
Percentage of revenues
 
 
Quarter ended March 31,
 
Fiscal year
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2011
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 

Net sales
 
100
%
 
100
 %
 
100
 %
Other
 
—
%
 
—
 %
 
—
 %
Total revenues
 
100
%
 
100
 %
 
100
 %
Gross margin
 
46
%
 
48
 %
 
47
 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
28
%
 
32
 %
 
28
 %
Research and development expenses
 
3
%
 
3
 %
 
3
 %
Legal settlement
 
—
%
 
(4
)%
 
(1
)%
Gain on sale of assets
 
—
%
 
—
 %
 
(5
)%
Total operating expenses
 
31
%
 
31
 %
 
25
 %
Income from operations
 
15
%
 
17
 %
 
22
 %
Other income
 
—
%
 
—
 %
 
—
 %
Income before income taxes
 
15
%
 
17
 %
 
22
 %
Income taxes
 
5
%
 
6
 %
 
7
 %
Net income
 
10
%
 
11
 %
 
15
 %

Quarter Ended March 31, 2012 Compared to the Quarter Ended March 31, 2011
 
Revenues were $75.5 million in the first quarter of 2012, compared to $71.5 million in the first quarter of 2011.
 
Domestic sales:  Net domestic sales in the first quarter of 2012 were $55.6 million, compared to net domestic sales of $54.0 million in first quarter of 2011, an increase of 3%. Net domestic sales to Hospira accounted for 52% and 51% of our domestic sales in the first quarters of 2012 and 2011, respectively. Domestic sales to distributors, through direct sales, through other OEM and other revenue account for the balance of domestic sales, making up 48% and 49% in the first quarters of 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Net domestic sales to Hospira in the first quarter of 2012 were $28.8 million, an increase of $1.1 million, or 4%, from the first quarter of 2011. The increase was primarily from higher infusion therapy sales which increased $1.3 million from first quarter of 2011. The increase in infusion therapy was primarily from $1.6 million in higher CLAVE product sales, partially offset by lower other infusion therapy sales. The increase in CLAVE product sales was from higher unit sales due to conversion of products sold for needlefree connectors and increased market share through Hospira. We expect modest increases in U.S. sales to Hospira in 2012 compared to 2011, primarily from higher infusion therapy and oncology sales, although there is no assurance that these expectations will be realized.
 
Net other domestic sales (excluding Hospira) in the first quarter of 2012 were $26.7 million, an increase of $0.5 million from the first quarter of 2011. Infusion therapy sales increased $1.5 million, or 13%, from the first quarter of 2011, which was primarily from a $0.7 million increase in CLAVE product sales and a $0.9 million increase in custom infusion set sales. The increased CLAVE and custom infusion set sales were primarily due to increased unit sales. Critical care sales decreased $1.4 million, or 12%, from the first quarter of 2011. The critical care decrease was primarily from increased competition in this market that resulted in lower average sales prices and lower unit sales on certain items. We expect modest increases in other domestic sales (excluding Hospira) in 2012 compared to 2011, primarily from higher infusion therapy and oncology sales, although there is no assurance that these expectations will be realized.

International sales: Net sales to international customers were $19.9 million in the first quarter of 2012, an increase of 14% from the first quarter of 2011. Infusion therapy sales increased $1.7 million, or 18%, from the first quarter of 2011, which was primarily from a $0.9 million increase in CLAVE product sales. Oncology sales increased $1.2 million from the first

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quarter of 2011. Critical care sales decreased $0.9 million from the first quarter of 2011. The increases in infusion therapy and oncology were from increased unit sales from increased market share and demographic growth. The decrease in critical care sales was primarily from increased competition in this market.

Geographically, our international sales were primarily in Europe and the Pacific Rim. Approximately 51% and 26% of the $2.4 million increase was attributable to increased sales in Europe and the Pacific Rim, respectively.  We expect moderate increases in international sales from higher infusion therapy and oncology sales, partially offset by lower critical care sales, although there is no assurance that these expectations will be realized.
 
Sales by market segment and other revenue:  Net infusion therapy sales were $51.0 million in the first quarter of 2012, an increase of $4.5 million, or 10%, from the first quarter of 2011. The increases in infusion therapy were primarily from $3.2 million in higher CLAVE product sales and $1.4 million in increased custom infusion set sales. The increase in CLAVE product sales was from higher sales in all channels. The increase in custom infusion set sales was primarily from higher domestic sales to distributors and through direct sales. We expect modest increases in infusion therapy sales in 2012 compared to 2011, primarily from higher sales in CLAVE products and custom infusion set sales. There is no assurance that these expectations will be realized.
 
Net critical care sales were $13.6 million in the first quarter of 2012, a decrease of $2.3 million, or 14%, from the first quarter of 2011. The decrease was from lower domestic and international sales from increased competition. We experienced lower unit sales in certain products and decreased our domestic critical care prices in the middle of 2011 to retain existing customers and attract new customers. We expect critical care sales to decrease in 2012 compared to 2011 because of our price decreases and increased competition, although there is no assurance that these expectations will be realized.
 
Net oncology sales were $6.4 million in the first quarter of 2012, an increase of $1.5 million, or 30%, from the first quarter of 2011. The increase was primarily from higher international sales due to increased market share and demographic growth. We expect significant growth in oncology sales in 2012 compared to 2011, although there is no assurance that these expectations will be realized.

Net other product sales were $4.4 million in first quarter of 2012, an increase of $0.3 million, or 10%, from the first quarter of 2011. We expect a modest increase in our other product sales in 2012 compared to 2011, although there is no assurance that these expectations will be realized.
 
Other revenue consists of license, royalty and revenue share income and was approximately $0.1 million in the first quarters of 2012 and 2011.
 
Gross margins for the first quarters of 2012 and 2011 were 46% and 48%, respectively.  Manufacturing inefficiencies and critical care price decreases each contributed to one percentage point of the change in the gross margin from the first quarter of 2011.

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) were $20.9 million, or 28% of revenues, in the first quarter of 2012, compared with $22.9 million, or 32%, of revenues in first quarter of 2011.  The 2011 expense includes a one-time expense for the Long-Term Retention Plan ("LTRP") of $2.0 million. Our sales and marketing compensation and benefits increased by $0.4 million and our promotion costs increased by $0.3 million. These increases were offset by $0.6 million in lower legal costs and $0.5 million in lower bad debt expense. The increase in sales and marketing compensation and benefits is primarily the result of the expansion of our sales and marketing workforce by 17 employees. The decrease in legal expenses is due to lower general legal costs. We expect SG&A expenses in 2012 to be approximately 26.5% to 27.0% of revenue, although there is no assurance that these expectations will be realized.
 
Research and development expenses (“R&D”) were $2.7 million, or 3% of revenue, in the first quarter of 2012 compared to $2.1 million, or 3%, of revenue in the first quarter of 2011.  The increase in R&D expenses was primarily from $0.8 million of higher project related R&D expenses supporting all our infusion therapy, critical care and oncology market segments, partially offset by lower compensation expense. Our R&D projects focus on filling in product line gaps for our product line target markets and creating additional market opportunities. The 2011 compensation expense includes $0.3 million in one-time expense for the LTRP payout. We expect R&D expenses in 2012 to be approximately 2.5% to 3.0% of revenue, although there is no assurance that these expectations will be realized.

Legal settlement income of $2.5 million was received in the first quarter of 2011 and is recorded in operating expenses. The payment was the result of a settlement of litigation against a law firm that formerly represented us in patent litigation.

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Other income was $0.1 million in the first quarter of 2012 and $0.4 million in the first quarter of 2011.  The decrease is primarily due to lower interest income earned in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the first quarter of 2011.

Income taxes were accrued at an estimated annual effective tax rate of 34% in the first quarter of 2012 compared to 36% in the first quarter of 2011.  The rate differed from the statutory corporate rate of 35% principally because of the effect of foreign and state income taxes, tax credits and deductions for domestic production activities.  While we can provide no assurances, we expect our effective tax rate to be approximately 35% in 2012.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
During the first quarter of 2012, our cash, cash equivalents and investment securities increased by $23.6 million from $160.0 million at December 31, 2011 to $183.6 million at March 31, 2012.
 
Operating Activities: Our cash provided by operating activities tends to increase over time because of our positive operating results.  However, it is subject to fluctuations, principally from the impact of integrating new locations from acquisitions, changes in net income, accounts receivable, inventories and the timing of tax payments.
 
Our cash provided by operations was $18.3 million in the first quarter of 2012. Net income plus adjustments for non-cash net expenses contributed $14.0 million to cash provided by operations. The favorable net change in operating assets and liabilities contributed an additional $4.3 million to cash provided by operations.  The $3.8 million decrease in inventory was the largest contributor to the favorable change in operating assets and liabilities.
 
Investing Activities:  Our cash used by investing activities was $4.9 million in the first quarter of 2012, which was primarily comprised of net investment purchases of $1.0 million and $3.6 million in capital purchases. Our property, plant and equipment purchases were primarily comprised of machinery, equipment and mold additions in our United States plant.
 
While we can provide no assurances, we estimate that our capital expenditures in 2012 will approximate $13.0 million to $18.0 million, which is primarily for investments in molds, machinery and equipment in our manufacturing operations in the United States and investments in information technology that benefit world-wide operations.  We expect to use our cash and investments to fund our capital purchases.  Amounts of spending are estimates and actual spending may substantially differ from those amounts.
 
Financing Activities:  Our cash provided by financing activities was $8.4 million in the first quarter of 2012. This was from cash provided by the exercise of stock options and shares purchased by our employees under the employee stock purchase plan, resulting in 245,383 shares issued to our employees and directors.  The tax benefits from the exercise of stock options was $1.6 million in the first quarter of 2012 which fluctuates based principally on when employees choose to exercise their vested stock options.

In July 2010, our Board of Directors approved a share purchase plan to purchase up to $40.0 million of our common stock.  We have purchased $11.9 million of our stock pursuant to this plan, leaving a balance of $28.1 million available for future purchases. There were no purchases under this plan in the first quarter of 2012. This plan has no expiration date. We may purchase additional shares in future quarters and expect we would use our cash and investments to fund the share purchases.
 
We have a substantial cash and investment security position generated from profitable operations and stock sales, principally from the exercise of employee stock options.  We maintain this position to fund our growth, meet increasing working capital requirements, fund capital expenditures, and to take advantage of acquisition opportunities that may arise.  Our primary investment goal is capital preservation, as further described in Part 1, Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

As of March 31, 2012, we have $15.2 million of cash and cash equivalents held outside of the United States, the majority of which is available to fund domestic operations and obligations without paying repatriation taxes.
 
We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and investment securities along with funds expected to be generated from future operations will provide us with sufficient funds to finance our current operations for the next twelve months.  In the event that we experience illiquidity in our investment securities, downturns or cyclical fluctuations in our business that are more severe or longer than anticipated or if we fail to achieve anticipated revenue and expense levels, we may need to obtain or seek alternative sources of capital or financing, and we can provide no assurances that the terms of such

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capital or financing will be available to us on favorable terms, if at all.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
In the normal course of business, we have agreed to indemnify our officers and directors to the maximum extent permitted under Delaware law and to indemnify customers as to certain intellectual property matters related to sales of our products.  There is no maximum limit on the indemnification that may be required under these agreements.  Although we can provide no assurances, we have never incurred, nor do we expect to incur, any material liability for indemnification.
 
Pursuant to the asset purchase agreement with Hospira, we have agreed to indemnify Hospira and its affiliates from certain liabilities arising out of (i) inaccuracies of our representations and breaches of our warranties; (ii) defaults of our covenants or obligations; (iii) certain assumed obligations and (iv) use of the acquired assets after the date of closing.  Most of Hospira’s rights to indemnification have terminated, except for liabilities arising out of certain provisions of the asset purchase agreement and liabilities for which notice was previously provided.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, we are not obligated to indemnify Hospira for any liabilities for which Hospira is obligated to indemnify us or our affiliates under the Manufacturing, Commercialization and Development Agreement with Hospira, Inc. dated May 1, 2005.  Although we can provide no assurances, we do not expect to incur material liability arising out of the indemnification provision of the asset purchase agreement.

Contractual Obligations
 
We have contractual obligations, at March 31, 2012, of approximately the amount set forth in the table below. This amount excludes inventory related purchase orders for goods and services for current delivery. The majority of our inventory purchase orders are blanket purchase orders that represent an estimated forecast of goods and services. We do not have a commitment liability on the blanket purchase orders. Since we do not have the ability to separate out blanket purchase orders from non-blanket purchase orders for inventory related goods and services for current delivery, amounts related to such purchase orders are excluded from the table below.  We have excluded from the table below pursuant to ASC 740-10-25 (formerly FIN 48), an interpretation of ASC 740-10 (formerly SFAS 109), a non-current income tax liability of $4.1 million due to the high degree of uncertainty regarding the timing of future cash outflows associated with the liabilities.
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
Contractual Obligations
 
Total
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
Operating leases
 
$
722

 
$
159

 
$
179

 
$
170

 
$
151

 
$
63

Warehouse service agreements
 
2,224

 
1,238

 
692

 
294

 
—

 
—

Purchase obligations
 
8,187

 
8,187

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
 
$
11,133

 
$
9,584

 
$
871

 
$
464

 
$
151

 
$
63

 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
In our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, we identified the critical accounting policies which affect our more significant estimates and assumptions used in preparing our consolidated financial statements. We have not changed these policies from those previously disclosed in our Annual Report.
 
New Accounting Pronouncements
 
See Note 2 to Part I, Item 1.  Financial Statements.

Forward Looking Statements
 
Various portions of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including this Management’s Discussion and Analysis, describe trends in our business and finances that we perceive and state some of our expectations and beliefs about our future. These statements about the future are “forward looking statements,” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and we identify them by using words such as “believe,” “expect,”  “estimate,” “plan,” “will,” “continue,” “could,” “may,” and by similar expressions and statements about aims, goals and plans. The forward looking statements are based on the best information currently available to us and assumptions that we believe are reasonable, but we do not intend the statements to be representations as to future results. They include, without limitation, statements about:

•
future growth; future operating results and various elements of operating results, including future expenditures on sales and marketing and product development; future sales and unit volumes of products; expected increases or decreases in sales; deferred revenue; future license, royalty and revenue share income; production costs; gross margins; litigation expense; SG&A and R&D expenses; future costs of expanding our business; income; losses; cash flow; capital expenditures; source and sufficiency of funds for capital

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purchases and operations; tax rates; changes in working capital items such as receivables and inventory; selling prices; and income taxes;
•
factors affecting operating results, such as shipments to specific customers; reduced dependence on current proprietary products; expansion in international markets and use of foreign currency, selling prices; future increases or decreases in sales of certain products and in certain markets and distribution channels; increases in systems capabilities; introduction and sales of new products; planned increases in marketing; inventory requirements; manufacturing efficiencies and cost savings; unit manufacturing costs; establishment of production facilities outside the U.S.; planned new orders for automated assembly machines for new products; adequacy of production capacity; results of R&D; relocation of manufacturing facilities and personnel; planned growth of our sales and marketing group; effect of expansion of manufacturing facilities on production efficiencies and resolution of production inefficiencies; business seasonality and fluctuations in quarterly results; customer ordering patterns and the effects of new accounting pronouncements; and
•
expansion of our custom products business; expectations regarding revenues from our custom infusion sets, custom critical care and custom oncology products and the importance of these products in the future; potential customer resistance to custom products; our focus on increasing product development, acquisition, sales and marketing efforts to custom products and similar products; new or extended contracts with manufacturers and buying organizations; dependence on a small number of customers; future sales to and revenues from Hospira and the importance of Hospira to our growth and our positioning with respect to new product introductions and market share; growth of our CLAVE products in future years; the outcome of our strategic initiatives; outcome of litigation; competitive and market factors, including continuing development of competing products by other manufacturers; consolidation of the healthcare provider market; our dependence on securing long-term contracts with large healthcare providers and major buying organizations; working capital requirements; liquidity and realizable value of our investment securities; future investment alternatives; our expectations regarding liquidity and capital resources over the next twelve months; future share repurchases; acquisitions of other businesses or product lines, indemnification liabilities and contractual liabilities.
 Forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in each such statement.  First, one should consider the factors and risks described in the statements themselves or otherwise discussed herein. Those factors are uncertain, and if one or more of them turn out differently than we currently expect, our operating results may differ materially from our current expectations.
 
Second, investors should read the forward looking statements in conjunction with the Risk Factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2011 and our other reports and registration statements filed with the SEC.  Also, actual future operating results are subject to other important factors and risks that we cannot predict or control, including without limitation, the following:

•
general economic and business conditions, both in the U.S. and internationally;

•
unexpected changes in our arrangements with Hospira or our other large customers;

•outcome of litigation;

•fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and other risks of doing business internationally;

•increases in labor costs or competition for skilled workers;

•increases in costs or availability of the raw materials need to manufacture our products;

•the effect of price and safety considerations on the healthcare industry;

•competitive factors, such as product innovation, new technologies, marketing and distribution strength and price erosion;

•the successful development and marketing of new products;

•unanticipated market shifts and trends;

•the impact of legislation affecting government reimbursement of healthcare costs;

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•
changes by our major customers and independent distributors in their strategies that might affect their efforts to market our products;

•the effects of additional governmental regulations;

•unanticipated production problems; and

•the availability of patent protection and the cost of enforcing and of defending patent claims.

The forward-looking statements in this report are subject to additional risks and uncertainties, including those detailed from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any of them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
We had a portfolio of government bonds, corporate bonds, sovereign bonds and certificates of deposit of $61.5 million as of March 31, 2012.  The securities are all “investment grade”, comprised of $37.5 million of pre-refunded municipal securities, $2.9 million of non-pre-refunded municipal securities, $13.2 million in corporate bonds, $2.0 million in sovereign bonds and $5.9 million of certificates of deposit.  The pre-refunded municipal securities are fully escrowed by U.S. government Treasury bills with low market risk.
 
Our future earnings are subject to potential increase or decrease because of changes in short-term interest rates. Generally, each one-percentage point change in the discount rate will cause our overall yield to change by two-thirds to three-quarters of a percentage point, depending upon the relative mix of federal-tax-exempt securities in our portfolio and market conditions specific to the securities in which we invest.  Two-thirds to three-quarters of a percentage point change in our earnings on investment securities would create a change of approximately $0.4 million to investment income based on the investment securities balance at March 31, 2012.
 
Foreign currency exchange risk for financial instruments on our balance sheet, which consist of cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable, is not significant to our financial statements. Sales from the U.S. and Mexico to foreign distributors are all denominated in U.S. dollars. We have manufacturing, sales and distribution facilities in several countries and we conduct business transactions denominated in various foreign currencies, principally the Euro and Mexican Peso. A 10% change in the conversion of the Mexican Peso to the U.S. dollar from the average exchange rate we experienced in 2011 and our manufacturing spending from 2011 would have impacted our cost of goods sold by approximately $2.1 million.  Cash and receivables in those countries have been insignificant and are generally offset by accounts payable in the same foreign currency, except for our European operations, where our net Euro asset position at March 31, 2012 and 2011 were approximately €17.4 million and €13.3 million, respectively.  A 10% change in the conversion of the Euro to the U.S. dollar for our cash and investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities from the March 31, 2012 spot rate would impact our consolidated amounts on these balance sheet items by approximately $2.3 million or less than 2% of these net assets.  We expect that in the future, with the growth of our European distribution operation, net Euro denominated instruments will continue to increase. We currently do not hedge our foreign currency exposures.

Our exposure to commodity price changes relates primarily to certain manufacturing operations that use resin. We manage our exposure to changes in those prices through our procurement and supply chain management practices and the effect of price changes has not been material to date.  Based on our average price for resin in fiscal year 2011 and 2010, a 10% increase to the price of resin would have resulted in approximately a $0.9 million change and $0.7 million change in material cost, respectively.
 
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
 
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), as of the end of the period covered by this Report, that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that the information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to

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allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC.
 
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
 

We have not been required to pay any penalty to the IRS for failing to make disclosures required with respect to certain transactions that have been identified by the IRS as abusive or that have a significant tax avoidance purpose.
 
In an action filed July 27, 2007 entitled ICU Medical, Inc. v. RyMed Technologies, Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the "District Court"), ICU Medical, Inc. (“ICU”) alleged that RyMed Technologies, Inc. (“RyMed”) infringes certain ICU patents through the manufacture and sale of its original and current InVision-Plus valves. ICU seeks monetary damages and injunctive relief and continues to vigorously pursue this matter.

A jury trial commenced on December 13, 2010. On December 17, 2010, the jury returned a verdict that: (1) RyMed's original device literally infringed ICU's U.S. Patent No. 5,685,866 ('866 Patent) and ICU's U.S. Patent No. 5,873,862 ('862 Patent); (2) RyMed's current device infringes the '862 Patent both literally and under the doctrine of equivalents; (3) RyMed's current device infringes the '866 Patent under the doctrine of equivalents; (4) RyMed has engaged in contributory infringement and induced infringement of ICU's '862 Patent; and (5) ICU's '866 and '862 Patents are valid.

Following the verdict, ICU filed a Motion for a New Trial on whether RyMed's current device literally infringes ICU's '866 Patent and RyMed filed a Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law seeking a ruling that its current device does not literally infringe ICU's '866 Patent, as well as a Motion for New Trial on the literal infringement of ICU's '862 Patent by RyMed's current device. Following a hearing on September 16, 2011, the District Court granted ICU's Motion for a New Trial and denied RyMed's Motions.

The new jury trial on whether RyMed's current device literally infringes ICU's '866 Patent is scheduled to commence on May 7, 2012, and will be followed by a bench trial on May 11, 2012 addressing any remaining issues.

We are from time to time involved in various other legal proceedings, either as a defendant or plaintiff, most of which are routine litigation in the normal course of business. We believe that the resolution of the legal proceedings in which we are involved will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

Item 1A.
Risk Factors
 
In evaluating an investment in our common stock, investors should consider carefully, among other things, the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2011, as well as the information contained in this Quarterly Report and our other reports and registration statements filed with the SEC.  There have been no material changes in the risk factors as previously disclosed under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
In July 2010, our Board of Directors approved a common stock purchase plan to purchase $40.0 million of our common stock.  This plan has no expiration date. We are not obligated to make any purchases under our stock purchase program. Subject to applicable state and federal corporate and securities laws, purchases under a stock purchase program may be made at such times and in such amounts as we deem appropriate. Purchases made under our stock purchase program can be discontinued at any time we feel additional purchases are not warranted.
 

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The following is a summary of our stock repurchasing activity during the first quarter of 2012:
 
Period
 
Shares
purchased
 
Average
price paid
per share
 
Shares
purchased as
part of a
publicly
announced
program
 
Approximate
dollar value that
may yet be
purchased under
the program
01/01/2012 — 01/31/2012
 
—

 
$
—

 
—

 
$
28,089,000

02/01/2012 — 02/29/2012
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
28,089,000

03/01/2012 — 03/31/2012
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
28,089,000

First quarter of 2012 total
 
—

 
$
—

 
—

 
$
28,089,000

Item 6.
Exhibits
 
Exhibit 31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
Exhibit 31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
Exhibit 32.1
 
Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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Signature
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
ICU Medical, Inc.
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Scott E. Lamb
Date:
April 20, 2012
Scott E. Lamb
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 


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Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit 31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
Exhibit 31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
Exhibit 32.1
 
Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document


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