1984
Northgate Technologies Inc. is born as the R&D company Trutek Medical, dedicated to creating innovative lithotripsy devices.
1988
Trutek Medical becomes Northgate Research.
1990
Northgate Technologies Inc. is formed to develop and market Class II medical products for Urology and General Surgery.
1991
Northgate designs and applies for its first patent for the revolutionary product - the high flow (15 LPM) insufflator. This private label product is the first to be marketed for minimally invasive surgery to some of the largest medical companies in the industry. The patent is granted in 1994.
1992
Northgate completely redesigns sister company Monaghan Medicals' intracorporeal electrohydraulic lithotripter product with updated spark gap technology. The product is re-introduced as the Autolith® bipolar Intracorporeal Electrohydraulic Lithotripter (IEHL®). Northgate also launches the first 1.9 Fr. Lithotripsy probes, enabling easier access to stones in the upper ureter and kidney.
1994
High-volume manufacturing for minimally invasive medical devices and sterile disposable probes and tubing sets begins at Northgate's new 18,000 square foot facility in Elgin, IL.
1997
Breakthrough products are launched to aid laparoscopic surgeons during complex surgical operations. The first 20 lpm insufflator, the Omniflator®, allows faster flow rates and a re-usable Co₂ gas warming product reduces the effects of hypothermia.
2000
NTI introduces True Abdominal Pressure (TAP™) sensing technology that provides uninterrupted flow of gas to maintain a robust and consistent pneumoperitoneum.
2005
Two new products, for Virtual Colonoscopy and GI procedures, are developed and marketed through an OEM partnership.
2008
Innovation and growth leads to the construction of a 35,000 square foot manufacturing facility at Northgate's current location in Elgin, IL. The company continues its development of high tech products for Urology, General Surgery, Gastroenterology and virtual Colonoscopy.
2013
Northgate is named one of Chicago area's most innovative companies by Crain's, averaging over one patent or patent application for every year in business. Northgate develops two new products: a 50 liter insufflator, the first in the industry; and a lithotripter generator with a graphic interface programmed to display operating parameters in 11 different languages.
2014
Powerful tools for stone management using bipolar electrohydraulic lithotripsy, the AUTOLITH® Touch System and AUTOLITH® Uro-Touch System are approved for use in the US, Canada and Europe. Both electronic devices, the AUTOLITH® Touch (for use in the biliary system) and the AUTOLITH® Uro-Touch (for use in the urinary system) are capable of fragmenting calculi of virtually any size and composition.
2015
NEBULAE™ System is a high flow laparoscopic insufflator system that provides a flow rate of up to 50 L per minute of temperature controlled CO₂ gas. It incorporates True Abdominal Pressure (TAP) technology that provides uninterrupted flow of gas to maintain a robust and consistent pneumoperitoneum. The highly visible, easy-to-use touch screen enables quick setup and provides intraoperative adjustments.
2021
NTI expands the surgical environment portfolio with the introduction of the NEBULAE® SRS Laparoscopic Smoke Removal System. The groundbreaking innovation of the SRS is the first of its kind, operating as a closed-loop extension of the pneumoperitoneum, surgical smoke and plume is removed quickly while maintaining pneumoperitoneum pressure and reducing CO₂ usage. In addition to the functionality, the closed system also promotes zero exposure to surgical smoke and plume thus becoming a top safety device necessary in the OR.
2022
The NEBULAE® SRS wins Innovation of the Year from the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons
2023
The NEBULAE® SRS wins an Edison Award in the Health, Medical & Biotech Category.
