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Business Segmentation and Geographical Distribution - Additional Information (Detail) (Non-Domestic Revenue [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from international sources	$ 278,000	$ 187,000	$ 735,000	$ 466,000
Product Revenue [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from international sources	278,000	187,000	735,000	466,000
Japanese License [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from international sources	$ 0	$ 68,000	$ 0	$ 211,000
Royalty Arrangement [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Agreement expiration date			Mar. 31, 2013

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

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