# Stryker Mako SmartRobotics at Germany: deployment

Canonical ID: `a958d884-65d4-43fb-a205-f227eb8981e0`

[Mako](/companies/stryker.md) total knee application available in [Germany](/locations/germany.md) as of 2017, alongside US, UK, Australia, and Japan. 3,000+ Mako systems installed globally by year-end 2025.

## Key facts

- **Global install base:** 3,000+ systems (2025)

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** stryker-mako-germany
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Stryker Mako SmartRobotics](/models/mako-smartrobotics.md) (id: `af24ae78-30aa-4141-8260-3cde7639e953`)
- **Category:** [Surgical robots](/surgical)
- **Company:** [Stryker](/companies/stryker.md) (id: `661fbd42-9fcb-4d47-8a74-7a23d161d57b`)
- **Location:** [Germany](/locations/germany.md) (id: `451cef43-6cd8-46ab-9f11-5a642e9fb253`)
- **Operator:** [Stryker](/companies/stryker.md) (id: `661fbd42-9fcb-4d47-8a74-7a23d161d57b`)
- **First seen:** 2017-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. https://medcitynews.com/2017/03/stryker-launches-expensive-mako-robot-knee-replacement-cost-conscious-era/
2. https://constancyresearchers.com/orthopedic-devices-in-2026-stryker-has-3000-mako-systems-installed-over-50-of-global-knee-procedures-are-now-robot-assisted-and-the-ambulatory-surgery-centre-is-the-markets-new-battlefiel/

## Common questions

### What is the Stryker Mako SmartRobotics deployment at Germany?

Stryker Mako SmartRobotics, built by Stryker, is recorded as a deployment at Germany on the DEPLOY registry. Stryker operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Stryker Mako SmartRobotics at Germany?

Stryker, the manufacturer of Stryker Mako SmartRobotics, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Stryker Mako SmartRobotics deployment at Germany go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2017 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Stryker Mako SmartRobotics deployment at Germany?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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