NL-Outsidethebox [confederation]

Dear elected officials

Here are a few links to robotic surgery as they exist today.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4946229/
http://www.uiowa.edu/~ournews/2002/august/0805robotic-surgery.html
http://urology.jhu.edu/MIS/prostatectomy.php
http://www.roboticurology.com/minimally_invasive_robotic_surgery.htm

Some of the benefits I see from reading these articles and sites are

Faster recovery times
less invasive surgery
Better use of trained surgeons
Less fatigue for surgeons
Better access to remote locations from trained surgeons
More immediate access to surgery on the battlefield without the inherant risk to trained surgeons

Training with these robotic surgical tools could and should be started in post mortum medical schools.
Surgery on quarantine cases with less risk

I remember seeing a black box type of robotic surgeon for the US military but can't seem to find any reference maybe it was first generation?

This would make a great addition to a Canadian navy hospital ship IMHO.

Sincerely