Equipment provided by NBA - Northern Brainwave Appeal

The Northern Brainwave Appeal has raised over £2,000,000 since 1988. Those funds have been spent on modernising monitoring, operating theatre and neuroradiology equipment to improve the treatment, care and safety of all neurosurgical patients.

The original monitors used in the Regional Neurosciences Centre at Newcastle General Hospital have been replaced in the Neurosciences Directorate’s new base at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. More new monitors are required.

Other purchases include equipment for ventilation and maintenance of oxygen requirements.

The Northern Brainwave Appeal bought computers which record and analyse data for research and funded the provision of a CT scanner and assisted with funds to provide the new Neuro-MRI Unit at the RVI.

Additional sophisticated monitoring equipment is required to detect the earliest signs of impending brain dysfunction in Critical Care environments and in the Operating Theatres and Interventional Neuroradiology Suites.

image of Sonosite: original ultrasound guidance machine — Sonosite: original ultrasound guidance machine

image of Propaq portable ICP, BP and ECG monitor — Propaq portable ICP, BP and ECG monitors that allowed monitoring while transporting patients

image of InoMed monitor for monitoring of neurophysiological functions of the central and peripheral nervous system during surgical procedures. — InoMed monitor for monitoring of neurophysiological functions of the central and peripheral nervous system during surgical procedures.

image of Integra Camino2 Intracranial pressure (ICP) wave and value monitors and catheters — Camino Intracranial pressure (ICP) wave and value monitors and catheters

image of Huntleigh Dopplex portable arterial pulse detector — Dopplex portable arterial pulse detector

image of Genius ear Thermometer — Genius ear temperature monitors

image of model of brain for teaching nurses and doctors — Model of brain for teaching clinical staff

image of BrainLab Image guidance systems — BrainLab Image guidance systems
(1st generation)

image of ECG machines donated by Brainwave — ECG machines

image of Toshiba Aquilion 32 - 64 Slice CT Scanner sponsored by Brainwave — Neuro CT scanner
(Toshiba Aquilion 32 – 64 Slice)

image of model of arm veins for teaching clinical staff — Model of arm veins for teaching clinical staff

image of BrainLab Image guidance systems (2nd generation) donated by Brainwave — BrainLab Image guidance systems
(2nd generation)

image of Marquette monitoring equipment donated by Brainwave — Additional Marquette monitors when number of HDU beds increased to 13

image of ultrasound machine donated by Brainwave

image of model spine donated by Brainwave for teaching clinical staff — Model of spine for teaching clinical staff

image of Jackson table for spinal surgery donated by Brainwave — Jackson table for spinal surgery

image of video camera donated by Brainwave for recording in theatre and for teaching clinical staff — Video camera for recording in theatre and for teaching clinical staff

image of Ziehm Imaging operating microscope donated by Brainwave — operating microscope

image of Ziehm C-Arm image intensifier for intraoperative navigation — Ziehm C-Arm image intensifier for intraoperative navigation

image of central nursing monitor to allow patient monitoring of multiple beds from a central console. Equipment donated by Brainwave in memory of Roderick Griffiths. — Central nursing monitor to allow patient monitoring of multiple beds from a central console

image of Intraoperative monitoring of cochlear nerve action potentials during acoustic neurilemoma removal equipment donated by Brainwave — Intraoperative monitoring of cochlear nerve action potentials during acoustic neurilemoma removal

image of video recorder linked to the operating microscope for teaching and training clinical staff donated by Brainwave — Video recorder linked to the operating microscope for teaching and training clinical staff

image of Facial nerve stimulation monitors with audio alarms used intraoperatively to preserve facial nerve function donated by Brainwave — Facial nerve stimulation monitors with audio alarms used intraoperatively to preserve facial nerve function

image of Medrad XDS Contrast injection device used during angiography donated by Brainwave — Medrad XDS Contrast injection device used during angiography

image of Doppler scanner donated by Brainwave — Doppler scanner

image of Magstim intraoperative nerve stimulators donated by Brainwave — Magstim intraoperative nerve stimulators

image of DASH monitoring equipment donated by Brainwave

image of "CURVE" BrainLab-Zheim 'Curve' equipment donated by Brainwave

image of Colin electrophysiological compound action potential monitor donated by Brainwave — COLIN electrophysiological compound action potential monitor

image of "CURVE" BrainLab-Zheim System equipment donated by Brainwave

image of BladderScan equipment donated by Brainwave — Portable bladder volume measuring machines

image of NBA plaque of the MRI Unit in Dept of Neurology — Enabling grant for the Neuro MRI unit, 5th Floor, RVI