SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, Stock-Based Compensation, Patent Costs and New Accounting Pronouncements (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Plan	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]
Number of stock based compensation plans | Plan	1
Net Patent Costs [Abstract]
Net Patent Costs	$ 397,993	$ 258,355
Amortization expense for patents	65,000	40,000	$ 46,000
Estimated aggregate amortization expense [Abstract]
2018	65,000
2019	65,000
2020	49,000
2021	34,000
2022	34,000
Plan [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of adopting standards adjustment to retained earnings	10,000,000
Patents [Member]
Net Patent Costs [Abstract]
Patents	925,016	720,601
Accumulated Amortization	(527,023)	(462,246)
Net Patent Costs	$ 397,993	258,355
Patents [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization period for intangible assets	2 years
Patents [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization period for intangible assets	10 years
Patents [Member] | Endo [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Increase in capitalized patent costs	$ 204,000	23,000
Capitalized patents costs reimbursable to customer	$ 0	$ 25,000