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Note 13 - Commitments (Details Textual)		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
Note 13 - Commitments (Details Textual)	Jan. 01, 2005	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Advances on Inventory Purchases					$ 775,833		$ 710,662
Operating Leases, Monthly Rent Expense				$ 12,522
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset					649,425		15,924
Operating Lease, Liability, Total					677,052
Operating Lease, Liability, Current					65,034		15,924
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent					612,018
Finance Lease, Liability, Total					43,242
Finance Lease, Liability, Total					41,800
Finance Lease, Liability, Current					7,279
Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent					34,521
Additional Percentage of Director Compensation on Sales Value Using Certain Specify Technology	2.50%
Additional Percentage of Director Compensation Sales Value Using Other Kind of Technology	5.00%
Director Clinical Affair [Member]
Royalty Expense					$ 95,000	$ 91,490
Copiers Lease Agreement [Member]
Lessee, Finance Lease, Term of Contract (Year)					5 years
Finance Lease, Liability, Total					$ 43,242
Office Lease for Headquarter in Livingston, New Jersey [Member]
Area of Rentable Space (Square Foot) \| ft²				774
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract (Year)		7 years
Lessee, Operating Lease, Electric Charge Per Square Foot		$ 2
Lessee, Operating Lease, Electric Payments, Annually		11,130
Office Lease for Headquarter in Livingston, New Jersey [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Operating Leases, Monthly Rent Expense		9,275
Office Lease for Headquarter in Livingston, New Jersey [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Operating Leases, Monthly Rent Expense		$ 10,898
Purchase Commitment for Devices [Member]
Purchase Commitment Number Of Units			1,400
Purchase Commitment, Remaining Minimum Amount Committed					736,120
Advances on Inventory Purchases					$ 313,766
Purchase Commitment for Devices Begining in 2020 [Member]
Purchase Commitment Number Of Units		100			100
Purchase Commitment, Remaining Minimum Amount Committed					$ 299,000
Advances on Inventory Purchases					149,500
Purchase Commitment For Devices Beginning In 2021 [Member]
Advances on Inventory Purchases					$ 121,649