The document discusses healthcare and minimally invasive robotic surgery. It notes that the goal of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life by eliminating the need for physicians. It then describes the da Vinci Surgical System, which provides surgeons an alternative to open and laparoscopic surgery by using very small incisions and unmatched precision through a state-of-the-art robotic platform controlled by the surgeon's hands.

1. healthcare Doctors & Clinics “The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life,
the idea of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician”
- William James Mayo
The da Vinci Surgical System provides surgeons with an alternative to both traditional open surgery and conventional laparoscopy, putting a surgeon’s hands at the controls of a state-of-the-art robotic platform. The da Vinci
System enables surgeons to perform even the most complex and delicate procedures through very small incisions with unmatched precision - www.davincisurgery.com (image courtesy of Inova Health System - www.inova.org)