# Todisco Group donates Exablate Prime focused ultrasound system to Pisa hospital; treatment to start in 2027

- Published: 2026-11-10 15:46 UTC
- Section: Life & Health › Medicine
- Tags: Exablate Prime, MRgFUS, focused ultrasound, Parkinson's tremor, essential tremor, Pisa University Hospital, Todisco Group, 3 Tesla MRI, incisionless brain surgery
- URL: https://realtech.media/news/rt-e56914baa01266c5f32dd060_todisco_group_donates/

**Pisa's university hospital receives an Exablate Prime MRgFUS system on 13 November. Tremor treatment under the national health service is planned for early 2027.**

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The Exablate Prime MRgFUS system will be officially handed over to the Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana on Friday 13 November at 11:00 at PalaTodisco in San Giuliano Terme, Pisa, according to adnkronos.com [1]. The system is intended for treating disabling tremor in Parkinson's disease and severe essential tremor. The treatments are to be fully covered by the Servizio Sanitario Nazionale [1].

According to the report, the procedure requires no scalpel and no anesthesia and is done in a single session [1]. Only one other such unit exists in Europe. In Italy the technology is available only in Milan, where waiting times exceed three years [1]. Until now, patients with Parkinson's disease or severe essential tremor faced waits of more than three years or had to travel outside the region [1].

## Equipment and schedule

Activation in Pisa is planned for the first months of 2027, after calibration and installation [1]. The platform will be paired with a dedicated 3 Tesla high-field MRI scanner. The public side co-invested in the scanner and in specialized university expertise [1]. Exablate Prime is described as an MRgFUS system for precision brain surgery without incisions [1].

## Who is involved

The initiative was conceived and promoted by Federico Eligi, a regional councillor and vice-chair of the Tuscany health committee. The system was provided with the contribution of the Todisco Group, led by Donato Todisco [1]. According to Eligi, the private partner supplies the technology, while the public side invests in staff, facilities, MRI scanners and reimbursement of procedures [1]. Todisco described the support as an ethical duty of the group [1].

The handover ceremony will be attended by Tuscany regional president Eugenio Giani, Eligi, Donato Todisco and the institutional and clinical leadership of the Pisa hospital [1]. The report states that Tuscany aims to become a reference center for central and southern Italy [1].

## Sources

1. [adnkronos.com](https://www.adnkronos.com/salute/parkinson-pisa-trattamento-exablate-prime_Nhv8H21UMxyXoD6nQ2IbN)

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