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Stryker to Provide Webcast and Telephone Access to Annual Shareholder Meeting
KALAMAZOO, Mich.
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Information about the webcast, which will include both the audio and the video presentation from the meeting, is available in the Calendar of Events area of the Investor section of the Company's website at www.stryker.com . The telephone number to listen to the meeting is 800-798-2801 (domestic) or 617-614-6205 (international) and the passcode is 70030737.
A recording of the meeting will also be available from
An archived copy of the webcast will continue to be available on the
Company's website until
Certain statements made during the meeting may constitute forward-looking
statements. They will be based upon management's current expectations and will
be subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's
actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such
statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: pricing pressures
generally, including cost-containment measures that could adversely affect the
price of or demand for the Company's products; regulatory actions;
unanticipated issues arising in connection with clinical studies and otherwise
that affect
Stryker Corporation is one of the world's leading medical technology companies with the most broadly based range of products in orthopaedics and a significant presence in other medical specialties. Stryker works with respected medical professionals to help people lead more active and more satisfying lives. The Company's products include implants used in joint replacement, trauma, craniomaxillofacial and spinal surgeries; biologics; surgical, neurologic, ear, nose & throat and interventional pain equipment; and endoscopic, surgical navigation, communications and digital imaging systems; as well as patient handling and emergency medical equipment. For more information about Stryker, please visit the Company web site at www.stryker.com .
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