# Stryker Mako SmartRobotics at Ireland: deployment

Canonical ID: `0dbb7867-5138-4806-ab13-852759a6607b`

UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin became the first hospital in Europe to use [Stryker](/companies/stryker.md)'s Mako robotic-assisted technology for shoulder replacement surgery, marking the European debut of Mako Shoulder.

## Key facts

- **First in Europe:** Mako Shoulder, UPMC Dublin

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** stryker-mako-ireland
- **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:** [Ireland](/locations/ireland.md) (id: `b9174714-9f87-4f82-af2a-1e6c0ba1f86b`)
- **Operator:** [Stryker](/companies/stryker.md) (id: `661fbd42-9fcb-4d47-8a74-7a23d161d57b`)
- **First seen:** 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. https://healthcare-in-europe.com/en/news/europe-debut-mako-robotic-shoulder-replacement.html
2. https://www.massdevice.com/first-european-case-stryker-mako-shoulder/

## Common questions

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

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

### Who operates Stryker Mako SmartRobotics at Ireland?

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 Ireland go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

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

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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