CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2012	Mar. 04, 2011	Mar. 02, 2012	Mar. 04, 2011
Revenues, net	$ 2,368,844	$ 1,432,800	$ 3,751,426	$ 4,403,147
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of products sold	1,607,281	1,139,617	2,818,492	2,955,006
Selling, general and administrative	643,522	869,323	1,234,195	1,670,720
Research and development	394,625	303,152	738,819	594,949
Operating costs and expenses	2,645,428	2,312,092	4,791,506	5,220,675
Operating loss	(276,584)	(879,292)	(1,040,080)	(817,528)
Interest expense	(87,118)	(91,292)	(180,254)	(178,832)
Net loss	$ (363,702)	$ (970,584)	$ (1,220,334)	$ (996,360)
Net loss per share:
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.09)	$ (0.08)
Shares used in per share calculation
Basic and diluted (in shares)	13,147,051	13,136,062	13,147,051	12,891,556