Acoustic signals sent from a doctor will direct the respirocyte's direction and behavior within patient's body. This nanorobot would allow a person to hold their breath under water for close to four hours. The future of medicine certainly looks promising. Telemedicine is already improving lives by spreading medical information to remote areas around the world. Doctors are being educated by virtual libraries, cable channels and in virtual classrooms.
Virtual surgery is currently in trial situations on humans.
Organizations such as The Joint Working Group are going to play important roles in protecting patients, consolidating efforts, implementing standards and making it legal under the Consitution. Virtual Patient System , Artma Biomedical, Inc. website. The 4th Annual Telemedicine 2000 Conference and Exhibition , The Global Business Research, Ltd. website, 1998. International Telemedicine Center , International Telemedicine Center, Inc. website. Status Report , Joint Working Group on Telemedicine website, 1998.