TAXES AND NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYFORWARDS (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Mar. 31, 2011 Research Tax Credit Carryforward [Member] Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Operating Loss Carryforward [Member] Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Reduction in federal net operating loss carryforwards							$ 55,000	$ 350,000
Deferred tax assets, current [Abstract]
U.S. net operating loss carryforwards	1,097,000		980,000
State net operating loss carryforwards	197,000		176,000
Research and development credits	774,000		774,000
AMT credits	73,000		73,000
Accounts receivable	12,000		16,000
Reserves	1,000		0
Inventory	0		1,000
Charitable	9,000		9,000
Accrued expenses	132,000		56,000
Accrued Settlement	0		593,000
Non-current estimate of loss and credit carryforwards	(2,295,000)		(2,178,000)
Total deferred tax assets, current	0		500,000
Deferred tax assets, non-current [Abstract]
Investment in subsidiary	128,000		0
Loss and credit carryforwards	2,295,000		2,178,000
Stock based compensation	95,000		70,000
Total deferred tax assets, non- current	2,518,000		2,248,000
Deferred tax liabilities, non-current [Abstract]
Inventory	(1,000)
State taxes (capital)	(4,000)
Property and equipment	(361,000)		(422,000)
Intangibles	(304,000)		(254,000)
Unrecognized tax benefit liability for non-current temporary differences	(49,000)		(63,000)
Total deferred tax liabilities, non- current	(719,000)		(739,000)
Net non-current deferred income tax asset	$ 1,799,000		$ 1,509,000
Reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to our effective tax rate [Abstract]
Federal Tax Provision (in hundredths)	34.00%		34.00%		34.00%
State taxes (net of federal benefit) (in hundredths)	4.10%		(32.00%)		4.30%
Stock based compensation (in hundredths)	0.00%	[1]	(27.80%)	[1]	0.50%	[1]
Research and development credits (in hundredths)	0.00%	[1]	(78.00%)	[1]	5.00%	[1]
Warrant Gains (in hundredths)	0.00%		(175.90%)		0.00%
Meals and Entertainment (in hundredths)	0.00%		39.10%		0.00%
Other (in hundredths)	(12.20%)		0.00%		(6.10%)
Effective income tax rate (in hundredths)	25.90%		(240.60%)		37.70%

[1] Net of IRS Exam adjustment for 2010