Note 21 - Related Person Transactions (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Asensus Surgical Europe S.à.R.L [Member] \| 1 Med S.A. [Member] \| Service Supply Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	$ 186,000	$ 110,000	$ 12,000

Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864

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