Company
Stryker
Stryker is an American medical technology company based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, developing surgical robots including the Mako SmartRobotics system for…
- Founded
- 1941
- HQ
- Kalamazoo, MI
- Status
- public (NYSE: SYK)
- Models
- 2
Verified profile
3
Sources on record
2
Tracked changes
Updated 13 days ago
Last verified change
Overview
Stryker is an American medical technology company based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, developing surgical robots including the Mako SmartRobotics system for orthopedic surgery. Mako provides robotic-arm-assisted hip and knee replacement with haptic guidance.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- 9 incidents on file
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Models (2)
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Stryker Mako SmartRobotics
Robotic arm for knee and hip replacement surgery. AccuStop haptic feedback and patient-specific planning.
Current platform
Mako
Mako (marketed as Mako SmartRobotics) is Stryker's surgeon-guided robotic-arm system for orthopedic joint replacement, recorded in the surgical form factor as the large-footprint, CT-based commercial-market-leader archetype of the orthopedic sub-cohort. It pairs CT-based three-dimensional pre-operative planning with intra-operative haptic boundary control, branded AccuStop, that physically constrains the saw or burr to the planned resection zone, and real-time optical bone tracking that keeps that boundary registered to the patient; the surgeon holds and guides the arm and makes every cut, so the system is AI-augmented surgeon-controlled assistance and not autonomous surgery, the same assistive class as Intuitive's da Vinci. Made by Stryker, listed on the New York Stock Exchange as SYK, founded in 1941 by Dr. Homer H. Stryker, incorporated in Michigan in 1946 and headquartered in Portage, Michigan, the platform entered Stryker through its roughly 1.65 billion dollar acquisition of MAKO Surgical at thirty dollars per share, announced September 25, 2013 and closed December 17, 2013, when MAKO's product was the RIO system cleared for partial knee and total hip. Its FDA-cleared scope has since broadened to partial and total knee, cementless total knee, total hip, a hip-revision feature, the Mako Spine System for non-cervical pedicle-screw placement cleared under 510(k) K241517 in May 2024, and the Mako Shoulder application for reverse shoulder arthroplasty cleared under 510(k) K242373 in November 2024. Per Stryker's FY2024 10-K the system is sold in more than forty-five countries with more than one million robotic Mako Total Knees and 1.5 million total Mako procedures performed cumulatively, and Stryker describes itself as one of four leading global competitors rather than asserting a specific market share; no installed-base system count appears in the 10-K, so any thousands-of-systems or market-share figure is aggregator-sourced and is not asserted here.
Current leadership (5)
- Spencer Stiles President & COOIR-verified
- Mike Carlin President, Digital, Robotics & Enabling Technologiessecondary-verified
- Scott Bruder VP, Chief Medical & Scientific Officerreported, not verified
- Kevin Lobo Chair & CEOsecondary-verified
- Tom Chergey executiveSEC-verified
Board (1)
- Kevin Lobo chair
Former / Previously (3)
- Rony Abovitz Founder & CTO, MAKO Surgical (acquired by Stryker 2013)secondary-verified
- Anthony Fernando VP, Innovation & Technologysecondary-verified
- Maurice Ferre President & CEO, MAKO Surgical (acquired by Stryker 2013)secondary-verified
Safety record
6 recalls and 3 incidents on record (6 serious, 2 moderate). Most recent: Apr 2025.
Most recent: Apr 2025
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Incidents affecting Stryker (9)
- Stryker Mako acetabular inserter: screw found missing after use (FDA MAUDE)2024-08-15 · Malfunction
- Stryker Mako bone-registration accuracy recall (Class II, 2022)2022-07-01 · Recall
- Stryker recalls Mako RIO over loss of system power mid-procedure2017-06-07 · Recall
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Recent coverage
Stryker in third-party press
Peer companies
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- Johnson & Johnson2 models
- Vantis2 models
- Asensus Surgical1 model
- Auris Health1 model
- Brain Navi1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Regulatory filings (4)
Acquisitions (3)
- acquired Wright Medical Groupfull acquisition
- acquired Vocera Communicationsfull acquisition2022-01-06
- acquired Mako Surgicalfull acquisition2013-09-25
Sources (3)
- https://investors.stryker.com/press-releases/news-details/2013/Stryker-Announces-Definitive-Agreement-to-Acquire-MAKO-Surgical-Corp-for-165-Billion/default.aspx
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000310764/000031076426000010/syk-20251231.htm
- https://investors.stryker.com/press-releases/news-details/2015/Stryker-Receives-FDA-Clearance-For-Mako-Total-Knee-Application/default.aspx
Common questions
- What is Stryker?
- Stryker is an American medical technology company based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, developing surgical robots including the Mako SmartRobotics system for orthopedic surgery. Mako provides robotic-arm-assisted hip and knee replacement with haptic guidance.
- Where is Stryker based?
- Stryker is based in Kalamazoo, MI.
- When was Stryker founded?
- Stryker was founded in 1941.
- What does Stryker make?
- Stryker has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Stryker Mako SmartRobotics, Mako (Stryker builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where does Stryker operate robots?
- Stryker is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Are there any incidents involving Stryker?
- 9 active incidents involving Stryker are on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
- Is Stryker safe?
- Stryker has 9 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 6 recalls and 3 incidents on record (6 serious, 2 moderate). Most recent: Apr 2025. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Methodology: Aggregator drift detected · 3 sources (3 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Aggregator drift detected
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Review state
Drift-flagged
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
1 anchored drift pattern(s); see cap_flags
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- primary-sec-filing
- SEC filing
Cap flags
Claim: Stryker Mako headquartered in Kalamazoo MI
Honest status: Stryker is headquartered in Portage MI, not Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo is the adjacent city and the conflation is common in aggregator content.
Stryker HQ is Portage MI, not Kalamazoo.
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Stryker.Peer companies
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- Johnson & Johnson2 models
- Vantis2 models
- Asensus Surgical1 model
- Auris Health1 model
- Brain Navi1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Stryker from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/stryker.md
- RSS feed: /companies/stryker/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/661fbd42-9fcb-4d47-8a74-7a23d161d57b
- Revision history: /companies/stryker/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- Johnson & Johnson2 models
- Vantis2 models
- Asensus Surgical1 model
- Auris Health1 model
- Brain Navi1 model
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
16.3/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
9 incidents on record.
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DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
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