1、Stryker 2004 Annual ReportCelebrating 25 Years as a Public CompanyStryker Corporation 2004 Annual ReportStryker Corporation2725Fairfield RoadKalamazoo,MI 49002Telephone 269 385 CONTENTS3 Letter to Shareholders5 A Message from Stryker Chairman John W.Brown 6 Creating the Future in Orthopaedics18 Crea
2、ting the Future in the Hospital29 Financial Review ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTSStryker OrthopaedicsOrthopaedic reconstructive productsincluding hip,knee and shoulderimplants and bone cement.Global development and production facilities in New Jersey,Ireland and France.Stryker SpineSpinal implant products inc
3、ludingcervical,thoracolumbar and interbody systems used in spineinjury,deformity and degenerativetherapies,as well as development of artificial lumbar and cervical discs.Development centers in NewJersey and France;production facilities in France.Stryker TraumaTrauma-related products includingnailing
4、,plating,hip fracture andexternal fixation systems.Productionfacilities in Germany and Switzerland.Stryker Leibinger Micro ImplantsMicro plating systems and relatedproducts for craniomaxillofacial,neurological and hand surgery.Production facilities in Germany.Stryker BiotechOsteogenic protein-1(OP-1
5、)bonegrowth factor.Production facilities inMassachusetts,New Hampshire and Ireland.MEDICAL AND SURGICAL EQUIPMENTStryker InstrumentsPowered surgical instruments,oper-ating room equipment,surgical navigation systems and interventionalpain products.Production facilities in Michigan,Puerto Rico,Germany
6、and Ireland.Stryker EndoscopyMedical video imaging and communi-cations equipment and instrumentsfor arthroscopy and general surgery.Production facilities in California,Texas and Puerto Rico.Stryker MedicalHospital beds and stretchers andemergency medical service products.Production facilities inMich