| Cover | 12 Months Ended |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | |
| Cover [Abstract] | |
| Document Type | DEF 14A |
| Entity Registrant Name | VIVANI MEDICAL, INC. |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001266806 |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | 12 Months Ended |
| Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| Pay vs Performance [Table Text Block] | Pay Versus Performance As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing information about the relationship between executive compensation actually paid (as calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K) to our PEO 1 (Adam Mendelsohn), PEO 2 (Scott Dunbar), and on an average basis, our other non-PEO NEOs in each case, as determined under SEC rules and certain financial performance measures. The following table shows the total compensation for our PEOs and NEOs for the fiscal year 2022 as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table, the “compensation actually paid” to our PEO 1 (Adam Mendelsohn), PEO 2 (Scott Dunbar), and on an average basis, our other non-PEO NEOs (in each case, as determined under SEC rules), our TSR and our net income. Summary Summary Average Summary Average Compensation Compensation Compensation Compensation Compensation Compensation Total Fiscal Table Total Actually Paid Table Total Actually Paid Table Total Actually Paid Shareholder Year for PEO 1 to PEO 2 for PEO 2 1 to PEO 2 2 for non-PEO NEOs 3 to non-PEO NEOs 2 Return 4 Net Income (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) 2022 $312,014 $292,957 $382,153 $379,269 $321,605 ($70,376) $20.52 ($13,889,000) 1 2 Grant Date Value of Year End Value of Change in Value of Change in Value of TOTAL Fiscal Year SCT (a) New Awards (b) New Awards (i) Prior Awards (ii) Vested Awards (iii) Equity CAP (c)=(i)+(ii)+(iii) CAP (d) =(a)-(b)+(c) 2022 PEO $312,014 $0 $0 $0 ($19,057) ($19,057) $292,957 PEO 2 $382,153 ($3,575) $1,519 $0 ($829) $691 $379,269 NEOs $321,605 ($50,692) $14,826 ($312,905) ($43,210) ($341,289) ($70,376) (a)The dollar amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year. (b)The grant date fair value of equity awards represents the total of the amounts reported in the “Stock Awards” column in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year. (c)The recalculated value of equity awards for each applicable year includes the addition (or subtraction, as applicable) of the following: (i) the year-end fair value of any equity awards granted in the applicable year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the year; (ii) the amount of change as of the end of the applicable year (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of any awards granted in prior years that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the applicable year; (iii) for awards that vest in applicable year, the change in the fair value as of the vesting date from the beginning of the applicable year. The valuation assumptions and processes used to recalculate fair values did not materially differ from those disclosed at the time of grant. (d)“Compensation actually paid” does not necessarily represent cash and/or equity value transferred to the applicable NEO without restriction, but rather is a value calculated under applicable SEC rules 3 2022 Truc Le, Brigid Makes 4 |
| Named Executive Officers, Footnote [Text Block] | 3 2022 Truc Le, Brigid Makes |
| Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote [Text Block] | 2 Grant Date Value of Year End Value of Change in Value of Change in Value of TOTAL Fiscal Year SCT (a) New Awards (b) New Awards (i) Prior Awards (ii) Vested Awards (iii) Equity CAP (c)=(i)+(ii)+(iii) CAP (d) =(a)-(b)+(c) 2022 PEO $312,014 $0 $0 $0 ($19,057) ($19,057) $292,957 PEO 2 $382,153 ($3,575) $1,519 $0 ($829) $691 $379,269 NEOs $321,605 ($50,692) $14,826 ($312,905) ($43,210) ($341,289) ($70,376) (a)The dollar amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year. (b)The grant date fair value of equity awards represents the total of the amounts reported in the “Stock Awards” column in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year. (c)The recalculated value of equity awards for each applicable year includes the addition (or subtraction, as applicable) of the following: (i) the year-end fair value of any equity awards granted in the applicable year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the year; (ii) the amount of change as of the end of the applicable year (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of any awards granted in prior years that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the applicable year; (iii) for awards that vest in applicable year, the change in the fair value as of the vesting date from the beginning of the applicable year. The valuation assumptions and processes used to recalculate fair values did not materially differ from those disclosed at the time of grant. (d)“Compensation actually paid” does not necessarily represent cash and/or equity value transferred to the applicable NEO without restriction, but rather is a value calculated under applicable SEC rules |
| Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount | $ 321,605 |
| Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount | $ (70,376) |
| Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote [Text Block] | 2 Grant Date Value of Year End Value of Change in Value of Change in Value of TOTAL Fiscal Year SCT (a) New Awards (b) New Awards (i) Prior Awards (ii) Vested Awards (iii) Equity CAP (c)=(i)+(ii)+(iii) CAP (d) =(a)-(b)+(c) 2022 PEO $312,014 $0 $0 $0 ($19,057) ($19,057) $292,957 PEO 2 $382,153 ($3,575) $1,519 $0 ($829) $691 $379,269 NEOs $321,605 ($50,692) $14,826 ($312,905) ($43,210) ($341,289) ($70,376) (a)The dollar amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year. (b)The grant date fair value of equity awards represents the total of the amounts reported in the “Stock Awards” column in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year. (c)The recalculated value of equity awards for each applicable year includes the addition (or subtraction, as applicable) of the following: (i) the year-end fair value of any equity awards granted in the applicable year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the year; (ii) the amount of change as of the end of the applicable year (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of any awards granted in prior years that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the applicable year; (iii) for awards that vest in applicable year, the change in the fair value as of the vesting date from the beginning of the applicable year. The valuation assumptions and processes used to recalculate fair values did not materially differ from those disclosed at the time of grant. (d)“Compensation actually paid” does not necessarily represent cash and/or equity value transferred to the applicable NEO without restriction, but rather is a value calculated under applicable SEC rules |
| Equity Valuation Assumption Difference, Footnote [Text Block] | 4 |
| Total Shareholder Return Amount | $ 20.52 |
| Net Income (Loss) | (13,889,000) |
| PEO [Member] | Adj To Comp 1 [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | $ (50,692) |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| PEO Name | Truc Le, Brigid Makes |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Adj To Comp 2 [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | $ 14,826 |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Adj To Comp 3 [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (312,905) |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Adj To Comp 4 [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (43,210) |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Adj To Comp 5 [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (341,289) |
| Adam Mendelsohn [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| PEO Total Compensation Amount | 312,014 |
| PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount | 292,957 |
| Adam Mendelsohn [Member] | PEO [Member] | Adj To Comp 1 [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 0 |
| Adam Mendelsohn [Member] | PEO [Member] | Adj To Comp 2 [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 0 |
| Adam Mendelsohn [Member] | PEO [Member] | Adj To Comp 3 [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 0 |
| Adam Mendelsohn [Member] | PEO [Member] | Adj To Comp 4 [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (19,057) |
| Adam Mendelsohn [Member] | PEO [Member] | Adj To Comp 5 [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (19,057) |
| Scott Dunbar [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| PEO Total Compensation Amount | 382,153 |
| PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount | 379,269 |
| Scott Dunbar [Member] | PEO [Member] | Adj To Comp 1 [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (3,575) |
| Scott Dunbar [Member] | PEO [Member] | Adj To Comp 2 [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 1,519 |
| Scott Dunbar [Member] | PEO [Member] | Adj To Comp 3 [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 0 |
| Scott Dunbar [Member] | PEO [Member] | Adj To Comp 4 [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (829) |
| Scott Dunbar [Member] | PEO [Member] | Adj To Comp 5 [Member] | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | |
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | $ 691 |
