Medtech giant Stryker finished the third quarter with $4.5 billion in net sales. Here are 10 Stryker updates Becker's reported on in the third quarter.
1. Stryker is working on more applications for its flagship surgical robot.
2. Brian Blackwood, MD, completed his 3,000th joint replacement with Stryker's Mako robotic arm.
3. Stryker was named one of Forbes' "World's Best Employers."
4. Stryker launched a device for anterior lumbar interbody fusion.
5. Four of Forbes' richest people are associated with Stryker.
7. Stryker launched a guidance system for spine surgery.
8. Stryker earned clearance for its first bone tumor ablation system.
9. Stryker launched a platform for improving foot and ankle procedures at ASCs.
10. Stryker launched a nailing device for treating stable and unstable fractures.