Statements Of Operations (USD $) |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2011 |
Sep. 30, 2010 |
Sep. 30, 2011 |
Sep. 30, 2010 |
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| Statements Of Operations [Abstract] | ||||
| Revenues, net | $ 350,351 | $ 364,574 | $ 1,047,857 | $ 1,010,753 |
| Cost of sales | 134,411 | 147,257 | 558,205 | 473,578 |
| Gross profit | 215,940 | 217,317 | 489,652 | 537,175 |
| Operating expenses: | ||||
| Research and development | 562,723 | 463,410 | 1,606,987 | 1,373,248 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 1,364,326 | 1,624,524 | 4,413,535 | 4,792,150 |
| Total operating expenses | 1,927,049 | 2,087,934 | 6,020,522 | 6,165,398 |
| Loss from operations | (1,711,109) | (1,870,617) | (5,530,870) | (5,628,223) |
| Other income (expense): | ||||
| Interest income | 329 | 600 | 706 | 3,135 |
| Interest expense | (96,722) | (4,107) | (208,182) | (4,992) |
| Local business tax | 212 | (1,104) | (1,200) | (2,570) |
| Total other income (expense), net | (96,181) | (4,611) | (208,676) | (4,427) |
| Loss before income taxes | (1,807,290) | (1,875,228) | (5,739,546) | (5,632,650) |
| Net loss | $ (1,807,290) | $ (1,875,228) | $ (5,739,546) | $ (5,632,650) |
| Basic and diluted net loss per share | $ (0.32) | $ (0.34) | $ (1.01) | $ (1.03) |
| Shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share | 5,683,076 | 5,584,974 | 5,671,208 | 5,460,353 |
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- Definition The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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