Welcome to Kyra Medical
Find out all about us
Why we exist
To Build Something Better™
What we do
We create beautiful, easy to use patient positioning products designed to make surgery safer for both the patient and the clinician.
Four pillars of doing business
- Customers: We work to solve our customer’s unmet needs with products and service that exceed expectations.
- Partners: We treat our channel partners and suppliers as trusted partners that help us to meet the customers’ needs.
- Employees: We create a work environment where creative and motivated people accomplish great things.
- Investors: We act with integrity and transparency in all our dealings and communication.
KYRA Medical is a leading medical manufacturer of innovative patient positioning products for the operating room. KYRA produces the next generation of lithotomy stirrups, prone solutions, operating table accessories and more, designed to minimize infection risk and optimize patient positioning for improved surgical outcomes.
KYRA’s recognisable purple stirrups were first to raise the bar on patient positioning with their multi-patented design, uniquely engineered to offer unparalleled pelvic site access, increased range of abduction and Secure-Lok™ silicone staps for improved infection control alongside eradicating pinch-points and reducing product weight for ease of use.
As KYRA continues on their mission to innovate, the original stirrup range has been expanded and joined by an ever-growing portfolio of supports and accessories that aim to standardize and simplify optimal patient positioning through high-quality, affordable solutions designed with both the patient and clinicians in mind.
Company Timeline
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July 2016 • Founded in a coffee shop
Founded in a coffee shop with nothing but ideas and a shared vision.
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April 2017 • First stirrup product prototype
KYRA® debuts its first prototype stirrup, the KYRA® Comfort 500, at the AORN Exposition in Boston, MA.
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May 2017 • International distribution agreement signed
KYRA® signs its first international distribution agreement as its product portfolio continues to grow.
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January 2021 • Expansion into spine with the KYRA® Curve
following the success of the purple stirrup, KYRA® breaks into spine with the launch of the KYRA® Curve Spine Frame & Cart.
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March 2022 • A deluge of new products
KYRA® introduces over 40 new patient positioning accessories including the first injection-molded shatter resistant armboard.
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July 2024 • New facility & Expansion into UK
KYRA® establishes its first OUS subsidiary Kyra Medical LTD in Preston/Lancashire UK.
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April 2025 • Launch of KYRA® Connect Spine Range
KYRA® introduces the KYRA® Connect Spine Range and a total of 7 new products at the AORN Exposition in Boston, MA.
KYRA Innovation
KYRA Medical is dedicated to advancing innovation in patient positioning. Our engineering team proudly collaborates with clinicians, educational institutions and over 30 market-leading industry partners globally to identify customer needs and develop cutting-edge solutions. To date, our team has filed over 30 patents, demonstrating our ongoing commitment to innovation in the field of patient positioning,
- 2Global HQs
- 5International Service Centers
- 5Continents
- 30+Patents Held
- 30+OEM partners
Meet the founders
Co-Founders Howard and Jesse, with over four decades of combined experience in medical devices, came together with a vision to revolutionize the patient positioning space with smarter, safer solutions. This shared belief led to the creation of KYRA Medical, driven by their motto, Build Something Better™, which guides all their products, partnerships, and innovations.
Meet the whole team
Howard Miller
President, CEO
- Board Member & Co-founder
- BS in Engineering, Auburn University
Howard brings over 30 years of experience in the medical device industry, with a proven track record of driving exceptional financial performance. He has held senior leadership roles across sales, marketing, and operations, including President of Teleflex, General Manager of Allen Medical Systems (Hill-Rom), and Vice President of Sales at Hill-Rom. Earlier in his career, Howard held key commercial and operational roles at Johnson & Johnson, further strengthening his breadth of industry expertise.
Jesse Drake
COO
- Board Member & Co-founder
- BS in Mechanical Engineering & Biology, Northeastern
- Neurobiology, Oxford University
- MBA, Boston University
With over 20+ yrs product development experience Jesse holds over 25 patents to his name. Jesse has held senior management roles across Research & Development and Operations, notably as former Research & Development Director and Business Development Manager at Allen Medical Systems, and boasts extensive operations and quality system expertise.