 stryker corporation is a fortune 500 medical technologies firm based in kalamazoo, in the us state michigan. stryker's products include implants used in joint replacement and trauma surgeries; surgical equipment and surgical navigation systems; endoscopic and communications systems; patient handling and emergency medical equipment; neurosurgical, neurovascular and spinal devices; as well as other medical device products used in a variety of medical specialties. in the united states, most of stryker's products are marketed directly to doctors, hospitals and other healthcare facilities. internationally, stryker products are sold in over 100 countries through company-owned sales subsidiaries and branches as well as third-party dealers and distributors. business segments - stryker segregates their reporting into three reportable business segments: reconstructive, medical and surgical, and neurotechnology and spine. reconstructive products consist primarily of implants used in hip and knee joint replacements and trauma and extremities surgeries. medsurg products include surgical equipment and surgical navigation systems (instruments); endoscopic and communications systems (endoscopy); patient handling and emergency medical equipment (medical); and reprocessed and remanufactured medical devices as well as other medical device products used in a variety of medical specialties. stryker neurotechnology and spine products include a portfolio of products including both neurosurgical and neurovascular devices. their neurotechnology offering includes products used for minimally invasive endovascular techniques, as well as a line of products for traditional brain and open skull base surgical procedures, orthobiologic and biosurgery products including synthetic bone grafts and vertebral augmentation products, as well as minimally invasive products for the treatment of acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. stryker also develops, manufactures and markets spinal implant products
Companies_based_in_Kalamazoo,_Michigan Companies_established_in_1941 Companies_listed_on_the_New_York_Stock_Exchange Manufacturing_companies_based_in_Michigan