Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (USD $)	Total	Preferred Stock	Preferred Stock Series A Preferred Stock	Preferred Stock Series A Preferred Conversion	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Deficit Accumulated During the Development Stage
Beginning Balance at Sep. 15, 2005
Beginning Balance, Shares at Sep. 15, 2005
Capital contributed	1,000					1,000
Net loss	(76,000)						(76,000)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2005	(75,000)					1,000	(76,000)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2005
Capital contributed	1,504,000				11,000	1,493,000
Capital contributed, Shares					11,256,000
Net loss	(1,060,000)						(1,060,000)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2006	369,000				11,000	1,494,000	(1,136,000)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2006					11,256,000
Exercise of options (CTS) September 23, 2007 at $0.79 per share	35,000					35,000
Exercise of options (CTS) September 23, 2007 at $0.79 per share, Shares					42,000
Stock-based compensation September 4, 2007	77,000					77,000
Issuance of shares in recapitalization September 4, 2007 at $0.64 per share	3,083,000				5,000	3,078,000
Issuance of shares in recapitalization					4,795,000
SafeStitch expenses associated with recapitalization	(156,000)					(156,000)
Warrants issued in connection with credit facility September 4, 2007 at $2.46 per share	1,985,000					1,985,000
Rule 16 payment received	4,000					4,000
Stock-based compensation	65,000					65,000
Net loss	(3,041,000)						(3,041,000)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2007	2,421,000				16,000	6,582,000	(4,177,000)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2007					16,093,000
Issuance of common shares in private offering	3,988,000				2,000	3,986,000
Issuance of common shares in private offering, Shares					1,862,000
Issuance of common shares as repayment of stockholder note per share	10,000					10,000
Issuance of common shares as repayment of stockholder note per share, Shares					8,000
Stock-based compensation	239,000					239,000
Net loss	(5,185,000)						(5,185,000)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2008	1,473,000				18,000	10,817,000	(9,362,000)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2008					17,963,000
Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock, net of offering costs	1,982,000		20,000			1,962,000
Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock, net of offering costs , shares			2,000,000
Fair value of beneficial conversion feature of Series A Preferred Stock	200,000					200,000
Deemed dividend to Series A Preferred Stockholders, charged to additional paid-in capital in the absence of retained earnings	(200,000)					(200,000)
Stock-based compensation	195,000					195,000
Net loss	(2,366,000)						(2,366,000)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2009	1,284,000	20,000			18,000	12,974,000	(11,728,000)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2009		2,000,000			17,963,000
Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock, net of offering costs	1,998,000		20,000			1,978,000
Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock, net of offering costs , shares			2,000,000
Fair value of beneficial conversion feature of Series A Preferred Stock	500,000					500,000
Deemed dividend to Series A Preferred Stockholders, charged to additional paid-in capital in the absence of retained earnings	(500,000)					(500,000)
Issuance of common shares in private offering	4,974,000				5,000	4,969,000
Issuance of common shares in private offering, Shares					4,978,000
Conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and accumulated dividends into shares of Common Stock				(40,000)	4,000	36,000
Conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and accumulated dividends into shares of Common Stock , shares				4,000,000	4,366,000
Issuance of shares of Common Stock as Consideration Shares					1,000	(1,000)
Issuance of shares of Common Stock as Consideration Shares , shares					697,000
Intrinsic value of aggregate shares of Common Stock issued on conversion of Series A Preferred Stock	4,301,000					4,301,000
Dividend paid to Series A Preferred Stockholders on conversion, charged to additional paid-in capital in the absence of retained earnings	(4,301,000)					(4,301,000)
Stock-based compensation	471,000					471,000
Net loss	(5,303,000)						(5,303,000)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	3,424,000				28,000	20,427,000	(17,031,000)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2010					28,004,000
Exercise of options (CTS) September 23, 2007 at $0.79 per share, Shares	0
Stock-based compensation	335,000					335,000
Net loss	(5,758,000)						(5,758,000)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	(1,999,000)				28,000	20,762,000	(22,789,000)
Beginning Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2011					28,004,000
Exercise of options (CTS) September 23, 2007 at $0.79 per share, Shares	0
Stock-based compensation	448,000					448,000
Net loss	(6,724,000)						(6,724,000)
Issuance of 20,794,000 shares of Common Stock par value $0.40 per share for cash in February 2012	8,318,000				21,000	8,297,000
Issuance of 20,794,000 shares of Common Stock par value $0.40 per share for cash in February 2012, shares					20,794,000
Issuance of 805,521 shares of Common Stock for Warrants at $0.25 per share for cash in October 2012	201,000				1,000	200,000
Issuance of 805,521 shares of Common Stock for Warrants at $0.25 per share for cash in October 2012, shares					805,000
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 245,000				$ 50,000	$ 29,708,000	$ (29,513,000)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2012					49,603,000