Force Majeure. Except for obligations to make payments payable under this Agreement, each party shall be excused from the performance of its obligations under this Agreement to the extent that such performance is prevented by force majeure and the nonperforming party promptly provides the other party with written notice of the event of force majeure and its effect. Such excuse shall be continued so long as the condition constituting force 19 majeure continues and the nonperforming party takes reasonable efforts to remove or circumvent the interference caused by the condition. For purposes of this Agreement, force majeure shall include an act of God, war, civil commotion, terrorist act, labor strike or lock-out other than at a party's facility, epidemic, failure or default of public utilities or common carriers, destruction of production facilities or materials by fire, earthquake, storm or like catastrophe, and failure of plant or machinery (provided that such failure could not have been prevented by the exercise of skill, diligence, and prudence that would be reasonably and ordinarily expected from a skilled and experienced person engaged in the same type of undertaking under the same or similar circumstances). 12.15. Independent Contractors. Each party shall act solely as an independent contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give either party the power or authority to act for, bind or commit the other party in any way. Nothing herein shall be construed to create the relationship of partnership, principal and agent or joint venture between the parties. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their duly authorized representatives to execute this Agreement as of the Effective Date. INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION PCOMED, LLC By: /s/ Brian Larkin By: /s/ Steve Jacobs Name: Brian Larkin Name: Steve Jacobs Title: President Title: CEO Date: May 29, 2013 Date: May 15,