Stryker To Present at Investor ...( KALAMAZOO Mich. Jan. 7 /- Stryker...),Health

KALAMAZOO, Mich., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK) announced today that it will participate in the following investor conference:

            January 14, 2009 -- 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time
            27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
            San Francisco, California

A simultaneous webcast of the Company's presentation will be available on Stryker's website at www.stryker.com via the For Investors page. The presentation for the J.P. Morgan Health Care Conference will be archived for 30 days.

Certain statements made in the presentation may constitute forward-looking statements. They will be based upon management's current expectations and will be subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: pricing pressures generally, including cost-containment measures that could adversely affect the price of or demand for the Company's products; regulatory actions; unanticipated issues arising in connection with clinical studies and otherwise that affect U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of new products; changes in reimbursement levels from third-party payors; a significant increase in product liability claims; changes in economic conditions that adversely affect the level of demand for the Company's products; changes in foreign exchange markets; changes in financial markets; and changes in the competitive environment. Additional information concerning these and other factors is contained in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Fo
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