Does telesurgery fit in with the traditional Dutch legal framework?

This article will explore the content-related liability issues of Dutch medical law with respect to telesurgery. For now, telesurgery should be considered as a medical scientific research, as it is still a relatively new procedure which is not yet used on a daily and common basis. Ordinarily concepts of medical law, such as breach of contract, intramural liability, product liability and informed consent can be applied when adverse consequences occur in telesurgery. Since one of the key elements of telesurgery encompasses 'distance', international aspects are also discussed.