Medical
Stryker said Mako was installed in 35 countries and had been used in more than 1 million operations.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported · Sets Mako's stage
What the source says
“It's been fantastic to see Mako Systems installed in 35 countries with over 1 million Mako global procedures completed to date.”
What it means
Mako, from Stryker, is at stage 5 of 5 on our ladder: regulator-cleared or mass market. This event is one of the milestones that placed it there. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
More on Mako
- Stryker began full US sales of Mako RPS for total knee replacement.
- Stryker began a limited release of Mako RPS, a handheld robotic saw for knee replacement. Stryker said Mako had passed 2 million operations in 46 countries.
- Stryker launched Mako for total knee replacement.
- Stryker bought MAKO Surgical Corp., the company that made Mako.
- Mako was first introduced in 2006 by MAKO Surgical Corp. Mako Total Knee followed in 2017.