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Deferred revenue										$ 265,000		$ 227,000
Deferred revenue recognized										70,000
Royalty income								$ 27,000	$ 44,000	265,000		227,000
Long-term intangible asset								2,250,000		2,250,000
Other long-term assets								1,038,000		1,072,000		1,262,000
Accumulated amortization								1,211,000		1,178,000		988,000
Amortization of other deferred charges								34,000	52,000	190,000		211,000
Interest expense								10,000	7,000	24,000		42,000
Accrued expenses								29,000		34,000		18,000
Security deposit										20,000
Rent expense								51,000	31,000	131,000		126,000
Interest income								1,000	1,000	4,000		5,000
Investment in lease, net-current portion								26,000		20,000		27,000
Unearned interest current								3,000		3,000		4,000
Investment in lease, net-less current portion								34,000		39,000		61,000
Unearned interest noncurrent								2,000		3,000		5,000
License and Supply Agreement [Member] \| December 31, 2018 through 2025 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Amortization expense remainder fiscal year														$ 134,000
License Agreement [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Deferred revenue										278,000
Deferred revenue recognized								17,000		$ 2,798,000		69,000
Operating Lease One [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Area of a land \| a										7,700
Lease expiration date										expires in November 2022	expires in November 2022
Monthly rent expense										$ 11,000
Security deposit								$ 11,000		11,000
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Monthly rent expense										9,000
Security deposit										$ 21,000
Equipment Lease Agreement [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Investment lease	$ 92,000
Unearned interest	14,000
Equipment Lease Agreement [Member] \| Biocon 1, LLC [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Monthly rent expense	$ 1,800
Lease term	60 months
Bellco [Member]
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Number of units under first tier royalty receivable \| Products								125,000		125,000
First tier royalty per unit \| $ / shares								$ 2.10		$ 1.91
Second tier royalty per unit \| $ / shares								$ 1.50		$ 1.36
Deferred revenue recognized										$ 278,000
Bellco [Member] \| License Agreement [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Royalty income								$ 27,000	27,000	140,000		114,000
Bellco [Member] \| EUR [Member]
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Second tier royalty per unit \| (per share)								$ 1.25					€ 1.25
License Agreement with Bellco [Member]
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Deferred revenue										278,000		348,000
Deferred revenue recognized								$ 17,000		210,000		183,000
Royalty income								27,000	$ 27,000	55,000		$ 44,000
Medica Spa [Member]
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Purchase commitment								565,000		1,900,000
License agreement payment		$ 500,000		$ 800,000		$ 700,000				$ 2,000,000
License agreement options to purchase shares \| shares										300,000	300,000
Fair value of stock options granted to medica										$ 273,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage															12.00%
Medica Spa [Member] \| 2017 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment										1,900,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| 2018 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment										2,700,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| 2019 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment										3,300,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| 2020 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment										3,400,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| 2021 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment										3,600,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| 2022 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment										3,800,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| 2023 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment										4,300,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| 2024 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment										4,500,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| 2025 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment										$ 4,700,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| EUR [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment								$ 471,000			€ 1,600,000
License agreement payment \| €			€ 400,000		€ 600,000		€ 500,000				1,500,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| EUR [Member] \| 2017 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment \| €											1,600,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| EUR [Member] \| 2018 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment \| €											2,500,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| EUR [Member] \| 2019 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment \| €											3,000,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| EUR [Member] \| 2020 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment \| €											3,150,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| EUR [Member] \| 2021 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment \| €											3,300,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| EUR [Member] \| 2022 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment \| €											3,475,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| EUR [Member] \| 2023 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment \| €											3,625,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| EUR [Member] \| 2024 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment \| €											3,825,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| EUR [Member] \| 2025 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment \| €											€ 4,000,000
Medica [Member] \| April 23, 2014 through December 31, 2025 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Royalty rate								3.00%		3.00%	3.00%