Minimally invasive networked surgical system and method

A method of performing networked medical procedures comprising:

• providing a plurality of in vivo medical devices;
• establishing a network that provides a communication path between at least two of said plurality of in vivo medical devices, said network permitting receipt and transmission of control signals between said at least two in vivo medical devices over said communication path;
• providing an ex vivo control unit to control a behavior of said plurality of in vivo medical devices, said behavior including spatial parameters of said plurality of in vivo medical devices;
• said network providing a wireless communication path between said ex vivo control unit and at least one of said plurality of in vivo medical devices;
• and
• controlling said behavior of said plurality of in vivo medical devices from outside the body using said wireless communication path between said ex vivo control unit and said at least one of said plurality of in vivo medical devices.