Stryker, Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes and Zimmer Biomet are the largest orthopedic device companies. With elective procedure numbers rebounding after the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, sales at most of the world’s largest orthopedic device companies increased by double-digit percentages during their most recent fiscal years. Here are the world’s 10 largest orthopedic […]
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Stryker opens new 3D printing facility in Ireland
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that it officially opened a new, high-tech facility in the Anngrove neighborhood of County Cork, Ireland. The new, 156,000-square-foot 3D printing facility will bring 600 jobs to the area and will help Stryker advance its leadership position in additive manufacturing. Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Stryker said in a news release that it has […]
Stryker ups its revenue growth projections for 2022
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) shares are up today — a day after it boosted revenue growth projections while reporting Q2 results that were shy of the consensus forecast. Shares of SYK were up more than 1% to $207.68 apiece by midday trading today. MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index, which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies, was […]
They said it at DeviceTalks Boston
Medtech insiders convened at DeviceTalks Boston 2022 in May to discuss device design, innovation and trends shaping the industry now and in the years and decades ahead. Here are some of the most quotable insights from panelists and speakers at our live event. And make sure to save the date — and save your seat […]
Stryker opens new R&D facility in India
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) this week announced it opened a new research and development facility in India. Dubbed Stryker’s Global Technology Center (SGTC), the 150,000 sq. ft facility will be based at the International Tech Park in Gurgaon and will help accelerate innovation in India. “Innovation is in Stryker’s DNA. SGTC strengthens our ability to innovate and […]
Onkos Surgical to acquire Stryker’s Juvenile Tumour System
Onkos Surgical announced today that it agreed to acquire the Juvenile Tumour System (JTS) from Stryker (NYSE:SYK). Parsippany, New Jersey–based Onkos entered into a definitive agreement with the orthopedic technology giant over the system designed to enable limb stabilization and growth in pediatric patients affected by bone cancers, severe arthropathy, severe trauma, revisions, oncology and […]
Stryker’s spine guidance software wins FDA clearance
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that its Q Guidance System for advanced surgery planning received FDA 510(k) clearance. Kalamazoo, Michigan–based Stryker designed the Q Guidance system for use with its spine guidance software for advanced planning and intraoperative guidance that enables open or percutaneous computer-assisted surgery. Q Guidance offers multiple tracking options, sophisticated software algorithms and […]
Stryker launches dynamic compression system for foot, ankle applications
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that it launched its EasyFuse dynamic compression system for its ankle and foot portfolio. Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Stryker designed its EasyFuse dynamic compression system to decrease surgical complexity, provide strong dynamic-compression implants and reduce waste in the operating room. The company created the system using nitinol, a nickel titanium alloy metal known […]
How Stryker includes users for product design in the digital age
Medical device developers and manufacturers like Stryker (NYSE:SYK) are changing how they approach design as digital technology becomes more crucial. Four Stryker executives shared how the Kalamazoo, Michigan–based orthopedic device giant is thinking differently about medical product development and how health care providers and patients will ultimately use them. The DeviceTalks Boston panel of Stryker […]
Stryker leaders talk medtech trends at DeviceTalks Boston: ‘If you’re slow, you’re going to lose’
The first day of DeviceTalks Boston closed with a panel of Stryker (NYSE:SYK) executives discussing new tools, technologies and strategies in medtech. Digital VP Tracy Robertson, Digital, Robotics, and Enabling Technologies President Robert Cohen and Surgical Technologies VP of Digital Innovation Siddarth Satish offered their thoughts on industry trends in healthcare and at the Kalamazoo, […]
How technology is changing the operating room
With all the hype around the use of data, artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies, the operating room environment is ever-changing. But, how does it translate to what clinicians do in practice, and how will it improve? On the “How technology is changing the OR” panel at DeviceTalks Boston, Proximie CEO Nadine Hachach-Haram posited that […]
