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Note 12 - Warrants (Details Textual)			9 Months Ended
Note 12 - Warrants (Details Textual)	Aug. 03, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 15, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	May 30, 2019 USD ($) yr $ / shares shares
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock			$ 192,000	$ 36,360,000
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity, Total	$ 300,000
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity, Net	$ 200,000
2021 Registered Direct Offering [Member]
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity, Total		$ 14,000,000.0
2021 Registered Direct Offering [Member] \| Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member]
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock		8,400,000
2021 Registered Direct Offering [Member] \| Measurement Input, Expected Dividend Rate [Member]
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity, Total		$ 14,000,000.0
August 2022 LPC Warrant [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in shares) \| shares	81,150
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 4.07
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	$ 300,000
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity, Net	$ 110,000
August 2022 LPC Warrant [Member] \| Measurement Input, Exercise Price [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 4.07
August 2022 LPC Warrant [Member] \| Measurement Input, Share Price [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input	4.44
August 2022 LPC Warrant [Member] \| Measurement Input, Expected Term [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input	5.5
August 2022 LPC Warrant [Member] \| Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input	0.8994
August 2022 LPC Warrant [Member] \| Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input	0.0286
August 2022 LPC Warrant [Member] \| Measurement Input, Expected Dividend Rate [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input	0
November 2021 Financing Warrants [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in shares) \| shares		875,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in shares) \| shares		875,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 20.00
Warrants and Rights Outstanding		$ 8,600,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Warrants		$ 5,600,000
November 2021 Financing Warrants [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Required Percentage of Ownership to Become Exercisable		9.99%
November 2021 Financing Warrants [Member] \| Measurement Input, Exercise Price [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input		20.00
November 2021 Financing Warrants [Member] \| Measurement Input, Share Price [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input		14.92
November 2021 Financing Warrants [Member] \| Measurement Input, Expected Term [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input		5
November 2021 Financing Warrants [Member] \| Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input		0.9177
November 2021 Financing Warrants [Member] \| Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input		0.0126
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Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input		0
Warrant In Connection with Oxford Finance Loan Agreement [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in shares) \| shares					8,833
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 56.60
Warrants and Rights Outstanding					$ 400,000
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Term (Year)					10 years
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding (in shares) \| shares			8,833
Warrant In Connection with Oxford Finance Loan Agreement [Member] \| Measurement Input, Exercise Price [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input					56.60
Warrant In Connection with Oxford Finance Loan Agreement [Member] \| Measurement Input, Share Price [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input					53.20
Warrant In Connection with Oxford Finance Loan Agreement [Member] \| Measurement Input, Expected Term [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input \| yr					10
Warrant In Connection with Oxford Finance Loan Agreement [Member] \| Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input					0.8022
Warrant In Connection with Oxford Finance Loan Agreement [Member] \| Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input					0.0222
Warrant In Connection with Oxford Finance Loan Agreement [Member] \| Measurement Input, Expected Dividend Rate [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input					0
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in shares) \| shares	3,000
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity, Net	$ 129,000