Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long-Term Debt / Note Payable (Details Textual)

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Long-Term Debt / Note Payable (Details Textual) (USD $)
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Sep. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Mar. 09, 2013
Aug. 14, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
Company Series D preferred stock [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Company Series D preferred stock [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Company Series D preferred stock [Member]
Axogen Corporation [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Amended Loan and Security Agreement [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Loan and Security Agreement [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Loan and Security Agreement [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
Loan and Security Agreement [Member]
Sep. 30, 2011
Loan and Security Agreement [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
MidCap Loan [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
MidCap Loan [Member]
Aug. 31, 2011
2008 Loan and Security [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
2008 Loan and Security [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
2008 Loan and Security [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
2008 Loan and Security [Member]
Apr. 21, 2008
2008 Loan and Security [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
2008 Loan and Security [Member]
Company Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
2008 Loan and Security [Member]
Company Series D preferred stock [Member]
May 31, 2011
2008 Loan and Security [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Sep. 30, 2011
2010 Convertible Debt [Member]
Ratio
Dec. 31, 2011
2010 Convertible Debt [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
2010 Convertible Debt [Member]
Sep. 30, 2011
2010 Convertible Debt [Member]
Axogen Corporation [Member]
May 31, 2011
2011 Convertible Debt [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
2011 Convertible Debt [Member]
Ratio
Sep. 30, 2011
2011 Convertible Debt [Member]
May 03, 2011
2011 Convertible Debt [Member]
Sep. 30, 2011
2011 Convertible Debt [Member]
AC Parent Company [Member]
Sep. 30, 2011
2011 Convertible Debt [Member]
LecTec Parent Company [Member]
Aug. 31, 2011
2011 Convertible Debt [Member]
LecTec [Member]
May 31, 2011
2011 Convertible Debt [Member]
LecTec [Member]
May 03, 2011
2011 Convertible Debt [Member]
LecTec [Member]
Aug. 31, 2011
2011 Convertible Debt [Member]
Axogen Corporation [Member]
May 03, 2011
2011 Convertible Debt [Member]
Axogen Corporation [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Revenue Interest Purchase Agreement [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Revenue Interest Purchase Agreement [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Revenue Interest Purchase Agreement [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Revenue Interest Purchase Agreement [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Long-Term Debt / Note Payable (Textual) [Abstract]                                                                                    
Principal and interest payable   30 months                                                                                
Total debt   $ 21,580,252 $ 5,000,000             $ 5,000,000    $ 5,000,000                                                     $ 21,580,252 $ 20,800,000    
Long term debt paid       19,050,000 1,750,000                                                                          
Interest payable                       9.90% 9.90%                                   8.00%                      
Varying amount                                                                                 1,300,000 2,500,000
Credit facility under MidCap loan                         5,000,000             7,500,000                                            
2008 loan and security agreement interest                                 18.00%                                                  
Lenders warrant purchase               8,347,236             89,686           280,803                                          
Exercise price             0.1198               2.23           0.7345 0.1198                                        
Fair value of warrant                             173,736       2,160,879                                              
Amortization of deferred financing costs   986,844 1,223,126           12,207 12,963       22,714                     87,221                                  
Amortization of deferred financing costs related to warrants                                   990,792                                                
Deferred financing costs of loan and security agreement                   317,990 155,556                             122,900                                
Amortization of debt discount   161,529 23,643                             11,436                                                
Additional warrants for company series D preferred             28,561,272                                                                      
Expiry year of loan and security agreement           2020                                                                        
Debt converted into shares               22,462,387                                     2,581,963         423,709                    
Annual interest rate                                   0.18                                                
Loan processing fee                                 109,436                                                  
Proceeds from equity and/or convertible subordinated debt financings                               2,500,000             2,500,000                                      
2009 convertible debt principal amount                                               2,359,091               1,000,000                    
2009 convertible debt principal                                               1,338,455                                    
Accrued and unpaid interest                                               263,371                                    
Conversion price of notes converted into shares                                               $ 0.088 $ 0.0572         $ 0.088                        
Conversion price of notes converted into shares                                                   65.00%                                
Convertible notes payable issued, principal                                                                       2,000,000   500,000        
Exchange ratio of conversion                                               0.03727336         0.03727336                          
Notes issued by company                                                       3,000,000           2,000,000 500,000   500,000          
Notes issued to Lec Tec retired                                                                 4,500,000                  
2014                                                                             1,250,805      
2015                                                                             6,781,440      
2015                                                                             9,232,642      
2017 and 2018                                                                             9,000,000      
2019                                                                             9,063,000      
2020                                                                             $ 6,939,000      
Long-Term Debt / Note Payable (Additional Textual) [Abstract]                                                                                    
Royalty contractual term   8 years                                                                                
Credit facility under the MidCap loan term 42 months                                                                                  
Period for payment of interest only     12 months                                                                              
Expiry date of 2008 loan and security agreement   May 01, 2018                                                                                
Straight line amortization of principal 30 months                                                                                  
Initial interest payment term 360 days                                                                                  
Minimum percentage of loan principal amount required to maintain cash balance   80.00%                                                                                
Warrant Period   10 years                                                                                
Interest Payable as per Agreement   9.95%                                                                                
Royalty rate on product revenue   9.95%                                                                                
Royalty rate   9.95%                                                                                
Put option   20.00%                                                                                
Estimated effective put rate   20.00%                                                                                
Internal rate of return to PDL   32.50%