Healthcare Innovation August 15, 2024
Goal is for care.ai to offer complementary technology that will integrate with the Vocera platform and Stryker’s devices
Medical technology company Stryker (NYSE: SYK) has agreed to acquire care.ai, a privately held company specializing in delivering AI-assisted virtual care workflows, smart room technology and ambient intelligence solutions.
Stryker, which offers products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine, said the acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, would strengthen its growing healthcare IT offerings and wirelessly connected medical device portfolio.
The company said its customers continue to face nursing shortages, employee retention challenges, overworked and cognitively burdened staff, and a rise in workplace safety concerns.
The goal is for care.ai to offer complementary technology that will...