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Stockholders' Equity - Common Stock and Private Placements (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				1 Months Ended
	Nov. 23, 2021 shares	Jan. 22, 2020 shares	Jun. 15, 2019 shares	Jun. 30, 2022	Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / shares shares	May 31, 2019 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 vote shares	Oct. 31, 2022 shares	Dec. 31, 2021 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)									16,840,261		14,597,118
Common stock voting rights per share \| vote									1
Number of years for increase of authorized shares		10 years
Common shares reserved for future issuance (in shares)									13,884,000
2021 Closing
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)					5,892,335
Sale of stock (usd per share) \| $ / shares					$ 3.60
Consideration received on transaction \| $					$ 34.6
Convertible preferred stock, shares issued upon conversion (in shares)					1
2021 Closing \| Directors, Executive Officers and Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)					222,222
2021 Closing \| Class A-4 Convertible Preferred Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Sale of stock (usd per share) \| $ / shares					$ 3.60
Nonvoting convertible preferred stock issued (in shares)					3,725,720
2021 Closing \| Class A-4 Convertible Preferred Stock \| Directors, Executive Officers and Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of preferred warrants \| $					$ 0.8
Private Placement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)						2,434,152		973,045
Nonvoting convertible preferred stock issued (in shares)								415,898
Number of securities called by warrants (in shares)						2,030,341
Warrant exercise period								5 years
Private Placement \| Preferred Class A
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Sale of stock (usd per share) \| $ / shares								$ 10.80
Convertible preferred stock, shares issued upon conversion (in shares)								1
Private Placement \| Class A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of securities called by warrants (in shares)								1,388,943
Private Placement \| Class A-3 Convertible Preferred Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Nonvoting convertible preferred stock issued (in shares)						272,970
Convertible preferred stock, shares issued upon conversion (in shares)						1
Warrant exercise period						5 years
Warrant exercise price (usd per share) \| $ / shares						$ 7.46
Milestone Closing \| Class A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)							3,288,390
Convertible preferred stock, shares issued upon conversion (in shares)							1
Number of securities called by warrants (in shares)							3,288,390
Warrant exercise period							5 years
Warrant exercise price (usd per share) \| $ / shares							$ 6.66
2019 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Additional shares available (in shares)		416,686
Yearly authorized increase		5.00%
Shares available for future grant (in shares)									394,261
Common shares reserved for future issuance (in shares)									1,442,135
Prior Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)			0
Common stock available for future grant under the 2021 Inducement Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for future grant (in shares)									500,000
Common shares reserved for future issuance (in shares)	200,000								40,000	540,000
Vesting period	4 years
Common stock available for future grant under the 2021 Inducement Plan \| First anniversary of the effective date
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage	25.00%
Common stock available for future grant under the 2021 Inducement Plan \| Remaining 75%, vesting monthly
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period for remaining vesting rights	36 months
Employee Stock Purchase Plan Two Thousand Twenty Two \| 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, discount from market price, purchase date				15.00%
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, purchase price of common stock, percent				85.00%
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares authorized (in shares)									129,107