Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that it unveiled its “OR of the Future” model operating room at its Flower Mound, Texas facility. The Kalamazoo, Michigan-based company aims to provide a one-of-a-kind interactive OR experience. It allows customers to conceptualize new OR design and technology. Stryker constructed the model with patient safety and OR uptime in mind, […]
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Stryker earnings miss in Q3 amid high key component prices
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) reported third-quarter results that beat the Wall Street revenue consensus but missed on earnings, reducing its full-year EPS guidance. Investors reacted by sending SYK shares down more than 4% to $219.87 apiece by afternoon trading today. MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index, which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies, was up more than […]
New Stryker interbody system uses 3D-printed material
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) today announced the launch of its Monterey AL interbody system for anterior lumbar interbody fusion. The orthopedic device giant said the Monterey AL is the latest addition to its 3D-printed interbody device portfolio. Stryker has 20 years of experience creating porous materials using 3D printing. Its proprietary AMagine process uses additive manufacturing to […]
Stryker launches Q Guidance system for spine surgery
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that it has launched its Q Guidance system for spine applications. The FDA cleared the system earlier this year for use in adults, as well as in pediatric patients 13 and up. The system combines new optical tracking options provided by a redesigned camera. It also includes the sophisticated algorithms of […]
FDA clears Stryker bone tumor ablation system
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that the FDA granted 510(k) clearance for its OptaBlate bone tumor ablation system. Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Stryker designed its OptaBlate system to allow physicians to easily customize their procedures. The system helps to reduce ablation time by three minutes. The system features four probes and Stryker’s patented microinfusion technology. The company said […]
Stryker launches delivery system for foot, ankle procedures
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that it launched its Pulse intelligent delivery platform for high-volume foot and ankle procedures. Kalamazoo, Michigan–based Stryker designed Pulse to provide an integrated product configuration and delivery offering. It is for foot and ankle surgery within the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) care setting. Pulse features surgery-ready forefoot products for reducing clutter […]
The 10 largest medtech employers — and what their employees really think
Employees of the 10 largest medtech employers are happy to be a part of companies having a positive impact on patient populations. That was one major takeaway as MassDevice compiled some current and former employee reviews posted on Glassdoor. Medtronic, Philips and Johnson & Johnson MedTech top the list of largest medtech employers. The 10 […]
What are the largest medical device companies?
Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson MedTech and Siemens Healthineers top the Big 100 list of largest medical device companies by revenue. The 2022 edition of MassDevice and Medical Design & Outsourcing‘s Big 100 report also holds surprises. Big conglomerates are spinning out medtech businesses as stand-alone companies, and that means changes to the list of the […]
Stryker launches new hip fracture nailing system
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that it launched the Gamma4 next-generation intramedullary nailing system. Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Stryker designed its Gamma4 system to treat stable and unstable fractures. It also holds an indication for the stabilization of bones and the correction of bone deformities. It covers bone deformity correction in the intracapsular, trochanteric, subtrochanteric and shaft regions […]
The 10 largest orthopedic device companies in the world
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 […]
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 […]