Note L - Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Percentage of Valuation Allowance	100.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, State and Local Income Taxes, Amount	$ 13,000	$ 62,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance	0	0
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	0	0
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense	0	0
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards		46,875,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance	0	0
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	51,807,000
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Milestone Medical Inc. [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	31
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards		3,771,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance	0	$ 0
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 10,047,000