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Note 10 - Deferred Revenue (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
Note 10 - Deferred Revenue (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2004	Feb. 28, 2004	Dec. 31, 2003	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Note 10 - Deferred Revenue (Details) [Line Items]
Deferred Revenue							$ 126,702us-gaap_DeferredRevenue	$ 126,702us-gaap_DeferredRevenue	$ 2,235,374us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
JNJ Agreement [Member] \| Ortho Biotech Products, L.P. [Member]
Note 10 - Deferred Revenue (Details) [Line Items]
Proceeds from Initial Payment on Licensing and Supply Agreement			2,000,000
Proceeds from Milestone Payments	5,000,000	20,000,000
Mitek MONOVISC Agreement [Member] \| DePuy Mitek, Inc.[Member]
Note 10 - Deferred Revenue (Details) [Line Items]
Proceeds from Initial Payment on Licensing and Supply Agreement				2,500,000
Proceeds from Milestone Payments					5,000,000	17,500,000
Deferred Revenue, Revenue Recognized				2,200,000
Mitek MONOVISC Agreement [Member]
Note 10 - Deferred Revenue (Details) [Line Items]
Revenue Recognition, Milestone Method, Revenue Recognized							$ 5,000,000	$ 29,652,778,000,000