Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 3,558,062	$ 4,546,551	$ 11,520,571	$ 12,365,435
Cost of sales	1,457,052	1,813,220	4,661,477	4,793,275
Gross profit	2,101,010	2,733,331	6,859,094	7,572,160
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	1,826,596	1,494,843	5,377,108	4,695,644
Research and development	964,483	997,469	2,891,696	2,830,564
Depreciation and amortization	164,127	189,902	509,217	618,601
Total operating expenses	2,955,206	2,682,214	8,778,021	8,144,809
Operating income (loss)	(854,196)	51,117	(1,918,927)	(572,649)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense (including $20,669, $33,002, $64,810, and $88,534 of expense to related parties, respectively)	(61,943)	(49,126)	(169,279)	(126,039)
Interest income	45	209	503	372
Other		5,505	2,403	5,505
Total other expense, net	(61,898)	(43,412)	(166,373)	(120,162)
Provision for income taxes	0	0	0	0
NET INCOME (LOSS)	(916,094)	7,705	(2,085,300)	(692,811)
Preferred stock dividends		(205,000)	(282,444)	(615,000)
Preferred stock redemption			5,586,666
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders	$ (916,094)	$ (197,295)	$ 3,218,922	$ (1,307,811)
Net income (loss) per share
Basic and Diluted	$ (0.02)	$ (0.01)	$ 0.07	$ (0.04)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic and Diluted	55,699,005	36,047,551	48,120,853	36,029,193