SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Number of largest customers	10	10	10
Number of major customer accounted over 10% of total revenue	1	0	2
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Period of past due to create reserve for account receivables	3 months
Sales volume discounts	$ 565,000	$ 520,000	$ 522,000
Allowances for doubtful accounts	32,000	20,000
Inventories [Abstract]
Raw materials	5,133,000	5,126,000
Work in process	1,294,000	1,865,000
Finished goods	2,016,000	1,739,000
Gross inventories	8,443,000	8,730,000
Less: reserve for obsolescence	(459,000)	(552,000)
Net inventories	7,984,000	8,178,000
Increase (decrease) in inventory obsolescence reserves	(93,000)	37,000	(8,400)
Increase (decrease) in related costs of sales	(93,000)	37,000	(8,400)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated aggregate amortization expense for the five years	664,000
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Shipping and handling costs	128,000	129,000	121,000
Inventory located at contract manufacturers	441,000	800,000
Advertising Costs [Abstract]
Advertising costs	$ 277,000	$ 305,000	$ 276,000
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration period	20 years
Building [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	39 years
Minimum [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Credit terms for billings	10 days
Minimum [Member] | Licenses and Purchased Technology [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful life	5 years
Minimum [Member] | Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	3 years
Minimum [Member] | Molds [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	7 years
Minimum [Member] | Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	5 years
Maximum [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Credit terms for billings	30 days
Maximum [Member] | Licenses and Purchased Technology [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful life	17 years
Maximum [Member] | Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	10 years
Maximum [Member] | Molds [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	15 years
Maximum [Member] | Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property and equipment	10 years
Arthrex [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenue from largest customers (in hundredths)			11.00%
National Distribution and Contracting Inc. [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenue from largest customers (in hundredths)	12.40%		11.00%
Trade Receivables [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk (in hundredths)	72.00%	62.00%	61.00%
Net Revenues [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk (in hundredths)	66.30%	64.60%	66.50%