Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Consolidated Statements Of Operations And Comprehensive Income
Product sales, net	$ 11,284,869	$ 10,000,602
Cost of sales	7,250,098	6,078,829
Gross margin	4,034,771	3,921,773
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	3,880,667	3,771,643
New product development	1,045,535	995,087
Amortization of intangibles	32,868	32,868
Gain on sale of property and equipment		(20,480)
Total costs and expenses	4,959,070	4,779,118
Operating loss	(924,299)	(857,345)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(88,729)	(170,585)
Interest expense - debt discount		(316,693)
Interest expense - debt costs	(3,298)	(118,977)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(131,784)
Derivative income (expense)	103,364
Investment and other income	48,095	(6,579)
Net loss	(864,867)	(1,601,963)
Loss per common share (basic and diluted)	$ (0.09)	$ (0.17)
Number of shares used in per share calculation	9,861,596	9,533,558
Foreign currency translation adjustment	37,665	27,127
Comprehensive loss	$ (827,202)	$ (1,574,836)

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.