<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 1997 AND FOR THE THREE-MONTH AND SIX-MONTH PERIODS THEN ENDED AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1997 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997 <CASH> 402,264 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 847,410 <ALLOWANCES> (229,712) <INVENTORY> 1,848,760 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,921,590 <PP&E> 720,969 <DEPRECIATION> (536,449) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 3,704,040 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 408,330 <BONDS> 1,684,158 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 3,284,970 <COMMON> 2,545 <OTHER-SE> (1,675,963) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 3,704,040 <SALES> 1,138,300 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,138,300 <CGS> 672,369 <TOTAL-COSTS> 3,282,479 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 25,000 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 166,268 <INCOME-PRETAX> (2,475,068) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (2,475,068) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (2,475,068) <EPS-PRIMARY> (.10) <EPS-DILUTED> 0<F1> <FN> <F1>Omitted because of antidilutive effect of net loss </FN>