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Note 13 - Commitments (Details Textual)		1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2005	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Advances on Inventory Purchases					$ 628,494	$ 648,783
Operating Leases, Monthly Rent Expense				$ 12,522
Additional Percentage of Director Compensation on Sales Value Using Certain Specify Technology	2.50%
Additional Percentage of Director Compensation Sales Value Using Other Kind of Technology	5.00%
Office Lease for Headquarter in Livingston, New Jersey [Member]
Area of Real Estate Property | ft²				6,851
Area of Rentable Space | ft²				774
Operating Leases, Monthly Rent Expense		$ 9,275
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract		7 years
Lessee, Operating Lease, Electric Charge Per Square Foot		$ 2
Lessee, Operating Lease, Electric Payments, Annually		11,130
Lessee, Operating Lease, Electric Payments, Monthly		$ 927.50
Purchase Commitment for Devices [Member]
Purchase Commitment Number Of Units			1,000
Purchase Commitment for Devices Begining in 2019 [Member]
Purchase Commitment Number Of Units					1,500
Purchase Commitment, Remaining Minimum Amount Committed					$ 1,149,560
Advances on Inventory Purchases					$ 434,605
Purchase Commitment for Devices Begining in 2020 [Member]
Purchase Commitment Number Of Units		100			100
Purchase Commitment, Remaining Minimum Amount Committed					$ 299,000
Advances on Inventory Purchases					$ 89,700

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