Here are 11 of the biggest updates and headlines on devicemaker Stryker, as reported by Becker's so far in 2024:
1. Stryker was named among the top 100 companies in the U.S. to work for in 2024 by Fortune.
2. Stryker completed its acquisition of Artelon, a company that develops soft tissue fixation products for sports medicine and foot and ankle procedures.
3. Nashua-based Southern New Hampshire Health became the first hospital in Northern New England to add Stryker's Airo TruCT imaging technology for spine patients.
4. The first European surgeries using Stryker's Gamma4 Hip Fracture Nailing System were completed in Lausanne, Switzerland, and Strasbourg, France.
5. Soda Springs, Idaho-based Caribou Medical Center added Stryker's Mako robot.
6. Stryker completed its first surgeries using the Infinity Total Ankle System with Adaptis and Everlast technology in Europe.
7. The company saw a 9.7% year-over-year increase in sales during the first quarter of 2024, with net sales reaching $5.2 billion.
8. Stryker completed its acquisition of Serf SaS.
9. The devicemaker recalled 143 units of its Triathlon total knee system.
10. Stryker launched an expansion of its Prophecy surgical planning system, Prophecy Footprint, that aims to offer surgeons comprehensive planning for the entire foot.
11. Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic debuted Stryker's Blueprint Mixed Reality guidance system for shoulder replacements in the U.S.