A cyberattack that hit Stryker led to some orthopedic cases being delayed as systems are being restored.
Stryker announced the cyberattack to its Microsoft environment on March 11. Although its Mako orthopedic robots were safe to use, as Stryker continues to resolve the disruption, some supply chain issues led to delayed cases.
“This incident has caused temporary disruptions to order processing, manufacturing and shipping,” a Stryker spokesperson told Becker’s. “As a result, some patient-specific cases have been rescheduled.”
A patient in Boston who was prepped for hip surgery had his surgery delayed because a Stryker representative could not deliver the required bone-graft kit, Bloomberg reported March 18. And a pediatric patient who needed a custom Stryker implant for skull surgery had her case rescheduled to April since her implant was stuck abroad, the report said.
Some health systems nationwide have said they are monitoring the situation and restricting connectivity to Stryker systems as a precaution.
