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Business Segmentation and Geographical Distribution (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Product [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Product [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Product [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Product [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Service Agreements [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Service Agreements [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Service Agreements [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Service Agreements [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Royalty Arrangement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Royalty Arrangement [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Royalty Arrangement [Member]
Business Segmentation and Geographical Distribution (Textual) [Abstract]
Revenue from international sources	$ 187,000	$ 106,000	$ 466,000	$ 460,000	$ 111,000	$ 23,000	$ 226,000	$ 215,000	$ 68,000	$ 75,000	$ 211,000	$ 225,000
Agreement initialization date														2012-01
Agreement expiration date														Mar. 31, 2013
Initial Revenue Received															5,000
Prepayment of Received													279,000
Discount on Early Payment														7.00%
Final minimum royalty on maturity														300,000
Deferred other revenue			$ 67,998

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 280

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-Section 50

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9038-108599



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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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