<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Company's form 10-QSB for the nine month period ended September 30, 1997 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-START> JUL-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1997 <CASH> 12,404 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 129,722 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 207,235 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 359,888 <PP&E> 1,559,613 <DEPRECIATION> 419,637 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,747,911 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,134,806 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 2,417 <OTHER-SE> 8,865,331 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,747,911 <SALES> 2,845,956 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,845,956 <CGS> 406,576 <TOTAL-COSTS> 4,243,577 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 234,894 <INCOME-PRETAX> (1,620,548) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (1,620,548) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (1,620,548) <EPS-PRIMARY> (0.67) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.67)