Northern Digital

Northern Digital Incorporated is a Canadian medical measurement company founded by Jerry Krist. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company started in 1981 [1] at the University of Waterloo. They have offices in Hong Kong and Germany.

Product Lineup

NDI's Product Lineup includes: Optical Measurement Systems[2] including the Polaris (Flagship Model) the Optotrak and the Certus HD; Electromagnetic Tracking Systems[3] such as the Aurora and Wave; Laser Trackers[4] (ScanTRAK); and Reflective Marker Spheres[5] which are authorized 'Brainlab[6]' partner utilities.

Medical sector

NDI's primary products are optical measurement systems used in surgery and other medical procedures.[1] The company's primary optical tracking tool, the 'Polaris' is used in many medical procedures including Brain Surgery, Neurosurgery, PET Procedures, Ear Nose & Throat Surgery, Medical Robotics Integration, Spinal Surgery, Computer Assisted Therapy and I.G.R.T. (Image-Guided Radiation Therapy).[7] The company's Wave Speech Research system is able to track minute movements in a child's mouth with the goal of developing better speech therapy protocols, particularly for children whose pathology involves spasticity, such as in cerebral palsy patients.[8]

Industrial sector

NDI has many tracking products designed for industries.[1]

Competitors

On the Medical sector, Atracsys provides competitive products to the Polaris family.

References
  1. Walcoff, Matt (2008-01-05). "Northern Digital sold". TheRecord.com. Metroland Media Group, Ltd. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  2. "Products: Optical Measurement, EM Tracking, Laser Scanners". NDI. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  3. "Products: Optical Measurement, EM Tracking, Laser Scanners". NDI. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  4. "ScanTRAK - Measurement Sciences". Measurement Sciences. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  5. "Products: Optical Measurement, EM Tracking, Laser Scanners". NDI. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  6. "Medical Software and Hardware Innovators - Brainlab". Brainlab. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  7. "Applications - Medical". Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  8. "Speech Machine May Help Kids With Cerebral Palsy". The University of Texas at Dallas News Center. The University of Texas at Dallas. 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
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