But as the consent form crafted by the surgeons, and signed by Egan and his wife, made clear, the procedure had never been tried before, even on a laboratory animal.
While the intended improvements are clear, the detailed procedures and methodologies for applying the substitution principle are not.
Judge Kessler also wrote that it was "perfectly clear" that the procedure was "a painful, humiliating and degrading process," as my colleague Charlie Savage reported.
David Albertini, an expert on female reproduction at the Kansas University Medical Center, called the report "a real technological tour de force," but added that it was not yet clear whether the procedure yielded real egg cells that could be used in human fertility.
However, it was not clear whether the procedure had "corrected" the minor preoperative deformity.
It is also clear that the procedure is associated with a rapid decline in oestrogen and bone strength.
Drug-coated stents are the newest and most popular form of the tiny mesh cylinders, which are used to keep coronary arteries propped open after plaque blockages have been cleared through the procedure known as angioplasty.
This implies good communication, providing clear explanations of the procedures, treatments, risks, burdens and potential benefits.
The interviews were transcribed verbatim by a secretary/student, who received clear instructions about the procedures and purposes of transcriptions.
Any decision to suspend cooperation must be firmly based on clear criteria, and the procedures must be transparent and agreed fairly with the ACP countries.
