VIDEO: How the specialist ROSA robot works and how you can keep it in Sheffield transforming lives
The ROSA surgical assistant robot could transform the lives of thousands of people needing complex brain surgery.
Just like a GPS system, ROSA provides neurosurgeons with extraordinarily accurate 3D maps of the brain, allowing them to precisely and safely reach areas they could not reach before.
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Hide AdThis offers real hope for people with poorly controlled epilepsy, deep-seated brain tumours, Parkinson’s Disease and other complex brain disorders.
Woman suffering with daily epileptic seizures will be the first to be operated on by specialist robot in SheffieldSheffield charity Neurocare has worked with French-based manufacturer Medtech to bring this state-of- the-art health technology to the city’s Royal Hallamshire which is now the only NHS hospital in the UK to have a ROSA.
But to keep the ROSA in Sheffield, Neurocare needs to raise £250,000 in six months. The charity, which buys the latest equipment and supports groundbreaking neurological research at Sheffield
Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has now launched a major fund raising appeal.
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Hide AdThe ROSA Robot Appeal is being launched with a £50,000 donation from Sheffield-based health insurer Westfield Health.
Watch the video to see how you can help keep this groundbreaking piece of equipment in the city.