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Note 2 - Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

2. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following:

	December 31,
	2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Machinery & Equipment, including equipment held for rent	$	894		$	967
Furniture & Fixtures		63			62
Computer Hardware and Software		83			—
		1,040			1,029
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(845	)		(929	)
Total property and equipment	$	195		$	100

The majority of our property and equipment is located in the U.K. Depreciation expense charged against income amounted to $0.1 million and $0.1 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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