About Business
Stryker Corporation is a publicly traded American company founded in 1941 by Homer Stryker and is headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. Newbury, Berkshire, U.K. It provides medical technology products such as implants, surgeries, and various equipment for endoscopy and surgery. This corporation provides over 100 countries to distributors internationally. Stryker provides products in three segments: orthopedics, MedSurg products, and Stryker Neurotechnology & Spine products. This company was originally started in 1941 as the Orthopedic Frame by Homer Stryker, who was an orthopedist. Stryker then started a mobile hospital bed for injured patients who were unable to move. Finally, the company was renamed to Stryker Corporation in 1964.