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Significant Customers & Geographical Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Product Information [Line Items]
Total sales	$ 2,770,204us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 2,620,834us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
United States
Product Information [Line Items]
Total sales	867,560us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US	1,213,643us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
Canada
Product Information [Line Items]
Total sales	15,977us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA	24,736us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA
Other Foreign
Product Information [Line Items]
Total sales	1,886,666us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mlss_OtherForeignMember	1,382,455us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mlss_OtherForeignMember
Handpieces
Product Information [Line Items]
Total sales	1,646,514us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_EquipmentMember	1,733,217us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_EquipmentMember
Instruments
Product Information [Line Items]
Total sales	1,126,579us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = mlss_InstrumentsMember	840,981us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = mlss_InstrumentsMember
Other
Product Information [Line Items]
Total sales	$ (2,890)us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = mlss_OtherProductMember	$ 46,636us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = mlss_OtherProductMember

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