Percentage of award forfeited under share based payment arrangement.

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Percentage of operational targets earneed under share based payment arrangement.

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Percentage of operational targets achieved under share based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Weighted average grant-date fair value of options vested.

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Note 13 - Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 06, 2023	Feb. 28, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share)			$ 0.59	$ 0.59
Performance Restricted Stock Unit [Member] \| Granted in 2023 [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			3 years
Performance Restricted Stock Unit [Member] \| Granted in 2022 [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			3 years
Performance Restricted Stock Unit [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Granted in 2023 [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Percentage of Operation Targets Achieved		50.00%
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Percentage of Operation, Earned		50.00%
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Percentage of Award Forfeited		50.00%
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount			$ 1.6
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)			1 year 4 months 24 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount			$ 4.4
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)			1 year 2 months 12 days
Asensus Surgical, Inc. Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized (in shares)	22,000,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares)			54,072,307
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in shares)			22,185,899
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Expiration Period (Year)			10 years