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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]
Reverse stock split conversion ratio	1-for-8		1-for-8
Common stock outstanding before reverse stock split (in shares)	63,967,263		63,967,263
Common stock outstanding after reverse stock split (in shares)	7,995,918		7,995,918
Inventories [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 1,439,199		$ 1,439,199		$ 1,340,177
Work in process	593,725		593,725		390,162
Finished goods	1,004,956		1,004,956		569,947
Inventories	3,037,880		3,037,880		2,300,286
Securities in diluted per share computations [Abstract]
Basic (in shares)	8,001,472	7,913,081	7,974,447	7,860,904
Diluted (in shares)	8,001,472	8,508,740	8,616,917	8,644,940
Dilutive securities included in diluted per share computations [Abstract]
1999 and 2008 Plan Stock Options (in shares)	0	595,659	624,470	784,036
Options and warrants excluded from calculation of diluted per common share equivalent because the effect would have been anti-dilutive (in shares)	642,470	243,367
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of options available under the SOP (in shares)																																																		375,000		750,000	625,000
Number of years after adoption of SOP																																																		more than 10 years
Increase in number of shares authorized (in shares)																																																				125,000
Options exercised (in shares)																																								83,333											62,708
Options or shares still available to be issued (in shares)																																																				68,025
Weighted average estimated grant-date fair value of stock options granted (in dollars per share)	$ 3.72	$ 2.11	$ 3.26	$ 1.58
Assumptions made in calculating fair values of options [Abstract]
Expected term																																						4 years	3 years 9 months		3 years 9 months			4 years				5 years
Expected volatility (in hundredths)																																										99.60%	97.10%	99.60%	97.10%	99.90%	117.90%	115.77%	117.90%
Expected dividend yield (in hundredths)
Risk-free interest rate (in hundredths)																																										0.33%	0.57%	0.33%	0.57%	0.37%	1.24%	0.37%	124.00%
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Allocated share-based compensation expense	59,000	80,000	236,000	136,000																						10,000	6,000	30,000	12,000	8,000	14,000	65,000	40,000	41,000	60,000	141,000	84,000
Stock options, number of shares [Roll forward]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)																																								765,901
Granted (in shares)																																								97,391
Exercised (in shares)																																								(83,333)											(62,708)
Forfeited/expired/cancelled (in shares)																																								(19,251)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)																																						760,708		760,708										141,441		619,267
Exercisable, end of period (in shares)																																						539,941		539,941
Stock options, outstanding, weighted average exercise price per share [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in dollars per share)																																								$ 1.68
Granted (in dollars per share)																																								$ 4.58
Exercised (in dollars per share)																																								$ 1.04
Forfeited/expired/cancelled (in dollars per share)																																								$ 3.87
Outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share)																																						$ 1.80		$ 1.80
Exercisable, end of period (in dollars per share)																																						$ 1.06		$ 1.06
Stock options, additional disclosure [Abstract]
Outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual term, beginning of period																																								2 years 7 months 10 days
Outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual term, end of period																																						2 years 4 months 24 days		2 years 4 months 24 days
Exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual term, end of period																																						1 year 9 months 18 days		1 year 9 months 18 days
Outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value, beginning of period																																								1,339,693
Outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value, end of period																																						2,032,675		2,032,675
Exercisable, aggregate intrinsic value, end of period																																						1,784,290		1,784,290
Net unrecognized compensation cost																																						151,000		151,000
Weighted average period for recognition of net unrecognized compensation cost (in years)																																								1 year 1 month 6 days
Total fair value of stock options vested during period																																								245,000	149,000
Number of product groups	1		1
Revenues from External Customers [Line Items]
Net product sales	4,745,094	5,526,883	16,919,436	11,516,325		594,738	456,303	2,115,307	1,549,274	374,845	221,261	641,326	314,884	4,298	7,286	37,629	49,605	1,235,074	2,820,017	6,501,210	6,628,629	2,536,139	2,022,016	7,623,964	2,973,933
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts payable - suppliers	1,228,014		1,228,014		1,258,465
Accrued commissions	298,420		298,420		205,588
Accrued royalties / license fees	336,903		336,903		480,297
Accrued payroll	150,616		150,616		174,398
Accrued vacation	198,176		198,176		156,884
Accrued bonuses	442,675		442,675		284,375
Accrued expenses - other	32,032		32,032		229,493
TOTAL	$ 2,686,836		$ 2,686,836		$ 2,789,500