Key Benefits
ROWENA aims to provide a “lifelike neurosurgical simulation” for the teaching of basic neurosurgical techniques and approaches in conjunction with common surgical instrumentation.
Many national training bodies now agree that simulation should be an intergral part of all surgical training programmes. Neurosurgery has lagged behind other specialities in this regard, in part due to the lack of suitable simulators. This is what ROWENA is designed to rectify.
Key benefits of ROWENA:
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An accurate, lifelike & durable head with internal skull base anatomy.
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A realistic cranium consisting of the skull vault (with accurate vascular markings in the realistically textured bone), overlying scalp layer, and underlying dura (complete with vascular markings). These latter 2 both ‘peel away’ from the bone with a realistic degree of adherence.
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Within the skull vault is an equally realistic ‘brain’, containing a fluid filled ventricular system for more advanced simulations.
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Both the cranial vault and the brain are essentially ‘consumables’ which can be inexpensively replaced once they have been ‘operated upon’ to destruction. The head base on the other hand is the permanent part.
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There are no ferrous metal components making it suitable for both CT and MRI scanning so a very wide variety of procedures and operations can be simulated from head positioning to image guided ventricular catheter placement
Adult & Paediatric Options
Rowena offers high fidelity neurosurgical training simulation in both an Adult and Paediatric versions.
Both the Adult and Paediatric versions of the Rowena Simulator can be purchased either as individual parts or cost effective kits.
The Part & Kit page on this website describes the different options which can be ordered quickly for next day UK wide distribution by clicking ‘Contact Us’.
ROWENA IFU
A hardback, water resistant copy of the ROWENA IFU manual which includes a series of basic procedure diagrams created by Mr R D Ashpole (FRCS Consultant Neurosurgeon) is provided with every ROWENA kit* (subject to T&C).