Abstract
A surgeon with extensive experience in minimally invasive robotic procedures plans to use the robotic apparatus to treat a large splenic artery aneurysm. The patient is thin but otherwise in good health, and welcomes the prospect of less scarring, faster recovery time, and less pain and suffering than he might experience with the standard open procedure. He is furthermore eager to be among the first to receive this innovative operation. What special ethical obligations might the surgeon have when replacing a well-established operation with a new technological approach?
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