Accounts Payable Trade Current Trade accounts payable Accounts Receivable Net Current Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $30,000 at December 31, 2011 and 2010 Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment Less accumulated depreciation and amortization Additional Paid In Capital Common Stock Additional paid-in capital Additional Paid In Capital [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value Share-based compensation expense Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income Loss To Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities [Abstract] Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts Amendment Flag Amendment Flag Assets Total assets Assets [Abstract] ASSETS Assets Current Total current assets Assets Current [Abstract] Current assets: Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value Cash and cash equivalents at end of year Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year Cash and cash equivalents Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents Commitments And Contingencies Commitments and contingencies Common Stock [Member] Common Stock Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share Common stock, par value Common Stock Shares Authorized Common stock, shares authorized Common Stock Shares Issued Common stock, shares issued Common Stock Shares Outstanding Common stock, shares outstanding Common Stock Value Common stock, $.001 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 10,781,451 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011 and 2010 Compensation And Employee Benefit Plans [Text Block] EMPLOYEE SAVINGS 401(k) PLAN Cost Of Goods Sold Cost of goods sold Current Fiscal Year End Date Current Fiscal Year End Date Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Depreciation and amortization Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments [Text Block] STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN AND SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION Document - Document and Entity Information [Abstract] Document Documentand Entity Information [Abstract] Document - Document and Entity Information [Abstract] Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Period End Date Document Period End Date Document Type Document Type Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted Loss per share - basic and diluted Employee Related Liabilities Current Accrued compensation Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Entity Current Reporting Status Entity Current Reporting Status Entity [Domain] Entity [Domain] Entity Filer Category Entity Filer Category Entity Public Float Entity Public Float Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name Entity Voluntary Filers Entity Voluntary Filers Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Equity Component [Domain] Equity Component [Domain] Furniture And Fixtures Gross Furniture and fixtures Product line, Geographic, Significant Customer and Concentration of Credit Risk Data Geographic Revenue Information And Concentration Of Risk [Text Block] PRODUCT LINE, GEOGRAPHIC, SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER AND CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK DATA Gross Profit Gross profit Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Loss before income taxes Income Statement [Abstract] Income Statement [Abstract] Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block] INCOME TAXES Income Taxes Paid Cash paid for income taxes Income Tax Expense Benefit Income tax benefit Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable Trade Trade accounts payable Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable Accounts receivable Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities Accrued compensation Increase Decrease In Inventories Inventories Increase Decrease In Operating Capital [Abstract] Changes in assets and liabilities: Increase Decrease In Other Accrued Liabilities Other accrued liabilities Increase Decrease In Other Current Assets Other current assets Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets Other asset Inventory Disclosure [Text Block] INVENTORIES Inventory Net Inventories Inventory Write Down Provision for excess and obsolete inventories Investment Income Interest Interest income, net Leases Of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block] LEASE OBLIGATIONS Legal Entity [Axis] Legal Entity [Axis] Legal Regulatory Settlement[Text Block] Legal Regulatory Settlement [Text Block] LEGAL SETTLEMENT Liabilities And Stockholders Equity Total liabilities and shareholders' equity Liabilities And Stockholders Equity [Abstract] LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Liabilities Current Total current liabilities Liabilities Current [Abstract] Current liabilities: Information regarding discretionary revolving credit line agreement. Line Of Credit Facilities [Text Block] CREDIT AGREEMENT Machinery And Equipment Gross Equipment Nature Of Operations BUSINESS DESCRIPTION Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Net cash provided by financing activities Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities [Abstract] Cash flows from financing activities: Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities [Abstract] Cash flows from investing activities: Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities [Abstract] Cash flows from operating activities: Net Income Loss Net loss Net loss Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] Operating Expenses Total operating expenses Operating Expenses [Abstract] Operating expenses: Operating Income Loss Loss from operations Other Accrued Liabilities Current Other accrued liabilities Other Accrued Liabilities Noncurrent Noncurrent accrued liabilities Other Assets Current Other current assets Other Assets Noncurrent Other asset Other Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block] OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock Repurchase of shares in connection with exercise of stock options Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment Purchase of property and equipment Proceeds From Collection Of Notes Receivable Collection of note receivable Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised Proceeds from exercise of stock options Property Plant And Equipment Net Property and equipment, net Property Plant And Equipment Net [Abstract] Property and equipment: Provision For Reduction Of Doubtful Accounts Provision For Reduction Of Doubtful Accounts Provision for bad debts Research And Development Expense Research and development Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit Accumulated deficit Retained Earnings [Member] Accumulated Deficit Sales Revenue Net Net sales Selling General And Administrative Expense Selling, general and administrative Share Based Compensation Share-based compensation expense Shares Outstanding Ending Balance (in shares) Beginning Balance (in shares) Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block] SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Statement Equity Components [Axis] Statement, Equity Components [Axis] Statement [Line Items] Statement [Line Items] Statement Of Cash Flows [Abstract] Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract] Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract] Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] Statement Of Stockholders Equity [Abstract] Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] Statement [Table] Statement [Table] Stockholders Equity Ending Balance Beginning Balance Total shareholders' equity Stockholders Equity [Abstract] Shareholders' equity: Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised Exercise of stock options (in shares) Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised Exercise of stock options Stock Repurchased During Period Shares Repurchase of shares in connection with exercise of stock options (in shares) Stock Repurchased During Period Value Repurchase of shares in connection with exercise of stock options Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract] Supplemental cash flow information: Trading Symbol Trading Symbol Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding where Basic and Diluted are the same and reported as a single line Weighted Average Number Basic Diluted Shares Outstanding Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted