Our story
We don't make claims.
We keep records.
Kyris automatically collects medical device certification records — eleven certification types across nine markets — from official databases including Korea's MFDS, the U.S. FDA, and the EU's EUDAMED. We normalize the format and leave the values untouched — approval date, current status, and the date we last verified each record.
/ˈkaɪrɪs/ — stress on the first syllable, like Kyle or Cyrus.
A certification cannot assert itself. It exists only as a record issued by an authority with the power to grant it. We named the service after κῦρος (kyros), the ancient Greek word for authority and binding force.
Kyris (Latin script) and 카이리스 (Korean) appear together across all screens and documents.
Etymology
In ancient Greek, κῦρος referred to the binding force of a decision or law, and the authority that conferred it. κύριος (kyrios) — one who holds authority — derives from it, and Κῦρος, the Greek rendering of Cyrus the Great, survives as the English name Cyrus. In the medical device market, that authority belongs to regulators. Kyris does not claim it. We preserve the regulatory record as published, so decisions can rest on regulatory records rather than manufacturer claims.
Why we built this
Medical device certifications are public information. But every authority publishes in its own language, its own format, its own search system. Verification is not impossible — it is so costly that almost no one sees it through.
Words have filled that gap. Purchasing decisions lean on sales conversations and brochures, and even brands and dealers with solid certifications have no standard way to prove them. Information asymmetry serves no one.
Kyris collects these records automatically, normalizes them into one structure, and lets doctors, brands, distributors, and dealers trade on the same data. Quotes stay private. We are not a party to payments or contracts, we charge no commissions, and we run no medical device advertising. Search and information infrastructure — that is all we do, and staying within that role is what keeps the record neutral.
Rules of the record
As the source states
We never fill in values the regulator did not provide. Gaps stay visible as gaps.
Expired stays recorded
Withdrawn and expired certifications are never deleted. A past certification remains relevant context.
Verified dates, published
Every certification shows the date we last verified it. How fresh the data is — the date says it, not us.
The record keeps growing
Certification records across nine markets and eleven certification types, organized on one screen.