The origins of Enova Illumination date back to 2003, when Dr. Sushil Gupta (Ass. Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Professor of Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Chairman of Surgery at Guthrie Clinic) was performing surgery and his gown caught on fire from the heat of a fiber optic cord.

The fire, along with the frustration of the restraint and restriction of fiber optic systems, the neck and back pain caused by the weight of fiber optic cords, and the unpredictable light degradation and color associated with Xenon and Halogen light systems inspired Dr. Gupta to develop a new LED portable technology.

Working with a group of engineers at Enova Medical Technologies in St. Paul, MN, the team launched the industry’s first LED headlight in 2005 - the Halo 5000, featuring two LEDs and emitting 50,000 lux.

Since 2005, Enova has continued to invest heavily in R & D and has rapidly evolved LED illumination with the introduction of five new generations of products:

Gen 1, 2005: Halo 5000 (50,000 lux)

Gen 2, 2006: Halo 6000 (60,000 lux);

Gen 3, 2007: IRIS D-100 (100,000 lux);

Gen 4, 2008: IRIS S-100 (100,000 lux); and

Gen 5, 2009: IRIS D-200 (200,000 lux) – the world’s brightest LED surgical headlight!

In 2009, Enova also introduced two new digital lithium ion battery packs – B2X and B4X.

In January, 2011, Enova Illumination, LLC was spun off from Enova Medical Technologies with the goal of focusing solely on creating new products that advance medical/surgical illumination.