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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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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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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Note 12 - Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 06, 2023	Feb. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024
Performance Restricted Stock Unit [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, Award Vesting Period			3 years
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			$ 2.1
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)			2 years 1 month 6 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount			$ 5.6
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)			1 year 8 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