PORTAGE,
Michigan and CHARLOTTE, North
Carolina, USA, June 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stryker is bringing its
innovative products, platforms and robotic technologies to IRCAD
North America (IRCAD NA), a subsidiary of Atrium Health, as part of
a multi-year agreement supporting the creation of a cutting-edge
experiential education center in Charlotte, North Carolina. IRCAD NA is set to
become the cornerstone of the first research building at "The
Pearl," a new innovation district currently under construction in
the heart of Charlotte. It will
attract thousands of medical professionals from around the world
each year for advanced training in the latest surgical techniques
and technologies.
Stryker's involvement underscores its commitment to advancing
medical education and patient care through collaboration and aligns
with its mission to make healthcare better. The company will help
equip IRCAD NA's training center with its advanced medical devices,
aiming to elevate the skill levels of physicians and technicians.
This training center will focus on education in the areas of
robotics, medical virtual and augmented reality, surgical
artificial intelligence and simulation training.
"Stryker was inspired by IRCAD North America's vision to elevate
education and enhance healthcare for future generations of
clinicians," said Mike Carlin,
president of customer solutions for Stryker. "We are thrilled to
incorporate Stryker's products and technologies into this
state-of-the-art training center, which we believe will make a
significant impact on medicine globally."
Founded in 1994, IRCAD opened its first facility on the grounds
of the University Hospital of Strasbourg,
France, and currently has training centers in seven
countries: Brazil, China, France, India, Lebanon, Rwanda and Taiwan. When it opens in the summer of 2025,
IRCAD NA, in Charlotte, will be
its exclusive training headquarters in North America.
"We are building something remarkable in Charlotte at The Pearl, a hub for innovation,
medical science and research that will accelerate the pace, scale
and impact of clinical breakthroughs," said Eugene A. Woods, CEO of Advocate Health, of
which Atrium Health is a part. "This training center at IRCAD's
North American headquarters and the partnership with Stryker will
play a critical role in helping us shape the future of medicine and
help clinicians deliver the most advanced and cutting-edge
care."
The collaborative relationship between the organizations is
designed to create a unique, non-clinical physician training
environment in a state-of-the-art experiential center. For Stryker,
having its technologies readily available in the training center
allows IRCAD NA trainees to improve their surgical skills, using
Stryker's technologies. The ultimate goal is improved patient
outcomes and the advancement of medicine.
"IRCAD NA holds so much promise for enhancing the capabilities
of medicine and surgery through innovations in robotics, data
science and artificial intelligence," said Dr. Dionisios Vrochides,
executive director of IRCAD NA and a clinical professor of surgical
sciences at Wake Forest University
School of Medicine. "We've set a bold and unique vision for IRCAD
North America, which expands the education and training model
beyond general surgery to offer education sessions and labs in the
fields of cardiology, neurosciences and orthopedics – disciplines
that aren't available at other IRCAD training locations around the
world."
Stryker will assist IRCAD NA in the development of curriculum at
the center and have an opportunity to host a variety of its own
onsite classes, in addition to those offered by IRCAD NA, to
develop and enhance skills on some of its most advanced
equipment.
The Pearl is a joint development between Atrium Health and
Wexford Science & Technology. In addition to IRCAD NA, a second
campus of Wake Forest University School
of Medicine – the academic core of Advocate Health – will anchor
the innovation district. IRCAD's presence is expected to draw
multiple industry partners with an interest in advancing medicine
and its capabilities.
About Stryker
Stryker is a global leader in medical
technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make
healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and
services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that
help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its
customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million
patients annually. More information is available at
www.stryker.com.
About IRCAD North America
IRCAD North America (IRCAD
NA) is an advanced, experiential, surgical training center located
in The Pearl innovation district in the heart of Charlotte, North Carolina. A subsidiary of
Atrium Health, IRCAD NA serves as the exclusive North American
headquarters of the global network of IRCAD surgical training
facilities, founded and based in Strasbourg, France. Opening Summer 2025, IRCAD
NA will specialize in educating physicians from around the world in
minimally invasive surgery and image-guided surgery techniques. It
features translational research laboratories and research and
development units in computer science and robotics that design and
develop tools for diagnosis, surgical planning and simulation aimed
at improving and making surgical procedures safer. In addition to
general surgery, IRCAD NA's training curriculum will include the
latest techniques in cardiovascular, neuro- and orthopedic
surgeries, among others.
Media contact
Jeanine
Guilfoyle
Director, Communications, Stryker
jeanine.guilfoyle@stryker.com
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