| Stryker Corporation (Stryker) is a medical technology company with a range of products in orthopaedics and a presence in other medical specialties. The Company's products include implants used in joint replacement, trauma, spinal and craniomaxillofacial surgeries; biologics; surgical, neurologic, ear, nose and throat (ENT), and interventional pain equipment; endoscopic, surgical navigation, communications and digital imaging systems, as well as patient handling and emergency medical equipment. The Company segregates its operations into two business segments: Orthopaedic Implants and MedSurg Equipment. In June 2007, the Company completed the sale of its outpatient physical therapy business, Physiotherapy Associates, to Water Street Healthcare Partners. |