CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 185 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2012
Revenue $ 33,042   $ 49,935   $ 86,013
Cost of goods sold 10,080   20,160   31,920
Gross profit 22,962   29,775   54,093
Other Expenses:          
Research and development 665,750 854,827 1,309,031 1,613,984 52,208,369
Legal, financial and other consulting 73,535 67,530 234,827 166,772 8,192,717
Selling, general and administrative 293,180 191,802 562,646 461,894 25,619,119
Change in fair value of management and incentive units         (6,055,483)
Total expenses 1,032,465 1,114,159 2,106,504 2,242,650 79,964,722
Loss from operations (1,009,503) (1,114,159) (2,076,729) (2,242,650) (79,910,629)
Other (income)/expense:          
Gain on disposal of property and equipment         (21,663)
Gain on extinguishment of debt         (216,617)
Interest expense/(income), net 37,807 227,023 397,177 313,116 7,134,299
Penalties associated with non-registration of Series A Preferred Stock         361,495
Total other (income)/expense, net 37,807 227,023 397,177 313,116 7,257,514
Loss before benefit from income taxes (1,047,310) (1,341,182) (2,473,906) (2,555,766) (87,168,143)
Benefit from income taxes         (547,318)
Net loss (1,047,310) (1,341,182) (2,473,906) (2,555,766) (86,620,825)
Preferred Stock Dividend 577,204 877,926 1,241,121 1,619,571 9,651,744
Net Loss available to common shareholders $ (1,624,514) $ (2,219,108) $ (3,715,027) $ (4,175,337) $ (96,272,569)
Basic and diluted net loss per common share $ (0.01) $ (0.01) $ (0.02) $ (0.03)  
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding 194,439,923 159,137,446 187,795,284 146,319,616