EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 Cost of Goods Sold [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Cost of Goods Sold [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Research and Development Expense [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Research and Development Expense [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Stock Options [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Stock Options [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Stock Options [Member] Employees [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Stock Options [Member] Consultant [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Stock Options [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Stock Options [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 1999 Stock Option Plan [Member] Stock Options [Member]	Dec. 31, 1999 1999 Stock Option Plan [Member] Stock Options [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 2008 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] Stock Options [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 2008 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] Stock Options [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 2008 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized under the plan (in shares)															375,000	187,500		750,000	625,000
Increase in number of shares authorized (in shares)																	125,000
Number of stock options outstanding under the plan (in shares)									656,398	731,646					93,750		562,648
Maximum period of stock option issuance after adoption of SOP															10 years
Number of stock options exercised under the plan (in shares)	88,551	111,459							88,551								144,220
Options still available to be issued (in shares)																	43,132
Weighted average estimated grant-date fair value of stock options granted (in dollars per share)	$ 3.99	$ 3.27
Assumptions made in calculating fair values of options [Abstract]
Expected term (in years)										4 years			4 years	5 years
Expected volatility minimum (in hundredths)									99.60%	99.60%
Expected volatility maximum (in hundredths)									115.77%	115.77%
Risk-free interest rate minimum (in hundredths)									34.00%	33.00%
Risk-free interest rate minimum (in hundredths)									40.00%	0.37%
Stock options, number of shares [Roll forward]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)									731,646
Granted (in shares)									51,360		51,360	0
Exercised (in shares)	(88,551)	(111,459)							(88,551)								(144,220)
Forfeited/expired/cancelled (in shares)									(38,057)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)									656,398	731,646					93,750		562,648
Exercisable, end of period (in shares)									504,022
Stock options, weighted average exercise price per share [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in dollars per share)									$ 2.22
Granted (in dollars per share)									$ 5.39		$ 5.39	$ 0.00
Exercised (in dollars per share)									$ 1.33
Forfeited/expired/cancelled (in dollars per share)									$ 2.59
Outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share)									$ 2.57	$ 2.22
Exercisable, end of period (in dollars per share)									$ 2.04
Stock options, additional disclosure [Abstract]
Outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual term, beginning of period									1 year 7 months 24 days	2 years 2 months 8 days
Outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual term, end of period									1 year 7 months 24 days	2 years 2 months 8 days
Exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual term, end of period									1 year 1 month 28 days
Outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value, beginning of period									$ 3,460,686
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Total Intrinsic Value									341,729
Outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value, end of period	864,803								801,888	3,460,686
Exercisable, aggregate intrinsic value, end of period	843,423								780,513
Net unrecognized compensation cost									172,000
Weighted average period for recognition of net unrecognized compensation cost									0 years 7 months 20 days
Total fair value of stock options vested during period									118,000	144,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Allocated share-based compensation expense	$ 332,000	$ 294,000	$ 78,000	$ 49,000	$ 106,000	$ 71,000	$ 148,000	$ 174,000