Note 18 - Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Synchrony Labs, LLC [Member] | Preclinical Evaluation of the LUNA Surgical System [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party (Deprecated 2023)	$ 0.1
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 (Deprecated 2023)	$ 0.1	$ 0.3
Synchrony Labs, LLC [Member] | Director of Asensus [Member]
Ownership Percentage	10.00%