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| 10/6/2011 |
Stryker Sustainability Solutions Supports Practice Greenhealth’s ‘Greening the Supply Chain™’ |
Stryker Sustainability Solutions announced it is sponsoring Practice Greenhealth’s new Greening the Supply Chain™ Initiative. The Initiative engages businesses in meeting the emerging demand for more environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP) practices for products within healthcare facilities, GPOs and in the marketplace. “Stryker Sustainability Solutions is a strong partner because of their work to advance awareness of how supply chain efficiency is critical to achieving real change for the challenges facing healthcare,” said Bob Jarboe, executive vice president of Business Development, Practice Greenhealth. |
| 10/6/2011 |
Sustainability Solutions That Work: How to Achieve Optimal Reprocessing Results |
In an article in Infection Control Today, Senior Director of Marketing & Public Affairs Lars Thording highlights solutions to help healthcare providers and suppliers reduce healthcare costs without compromising the delivery of care. He suggests that hospitals must devise and execute long-term, fully integrated sustainability proven solutions to address these challenges. |
| 10/5/2011 |
Stryker Sustainability Solutions joins Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Business Leadership Coalition |
Practice Greenhealth has announced that ten business organizations have become the charter members of the EPP Business Leadership Coalition. Stryker Sustainability Solutions again takes leadership and joins the first coalition of Green Purchasing. "To create an efficient healthcare supply chain, key systemic changes are needed to help hospitals understand how to better manage financial and environmental resources," said Lars Thording, Stryker Sustainability Solutions' senior director of marketing and public affairs. The EPP Business Leadership Coalition is an integral part of Practice Greenhealth’s Greening the Supply Chain™ Initiative – a broad coalition uniting suppliers, group purchasing organizations, health care systems and hospitals seeking to expand on available resources and meet the growing demand for more EPP practices, products and services. |
| 9/26/2011 |
Stryker Sustainability Solutions Reprocessing Program Savings Potential |
Stryker Sustainability Solutions is referenced in this EP Lab Digest article, Sustainability Strategies at Piedmont Hospital: Ten Years of Reprocessing Success in the Electrophysiology(EP) Lab. In this article Piedmont Hospital shares the ten strategies that have contributed to Piedmont’s success and offers a roadmap for maximizing reprocessing programs. According to Stryker Sustainability Solutions, a new EP lab that begins a reprocessing program today can expect to save between $25,000 and $50,000 in its first year. After three years, potential annual savings can reach $150,000 or more in annual savings. |
| 9/13/2011 |
Research and Development Projects for Orthopaedic and Spine Devices |
Stryker recently announced a partnership with OrthoSensor to study the company's technology with the Triathlon Knee. The OrthoSensor Knee Trial is an intelligent trial that provides quantitative, intra-operative feedback to surgeons to optimize joint balance during total knee arthroplasty. |
| 9/2/2011 |
Stryker Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Privately Held Concentric Medical |
Stryker Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Concentric Medical, Inc., a manufacturer of minimally invasive products for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). |
| 8/30/2011 |
China Team Launches Mobile Training Center |
The Stryker team in China recently announced the launch of a Mobile Training Center (MTC), an innovative solution that will bring hands-on training, product demonstrations and after-sales service to healthcare professionals in small cities and remote locations throughout China. |
| 8/30/2011 |
ShapeMatch Cutting Technology Provides Advantages for Orthopaedic Surgeons |
Elton Strauss, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon at Mount Sinai Medical Center, recently discussed his six points on patient-specific knee replacement using Stryker’s ShapeMatch Cutting Guides for use with the Triathlon Total Knee System, predicting that it will become an integral tool for orthopaedic surgeons in the future. |
| 8/10/2011 |
Coiling is an Excellent Treatment for Both Ruptured and Unruptured Aneurysms |
Stryker’s Neurovascular division released the results of its Matrix and Platinum Science (MAPS) Trial during the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) 8th Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs on July 27. The MAPS Trial establishes a new standard for the measurement of aneurysm treatment success, target aneurysm recurrence rate (TAR), and proves that coiling is an excellent treatment for both ruptured and unruptured aneurysms. |
| 7/8/2011 |
Stryker Announces Exclusive Collaboration with Regen Lab |
Stryker has entered into an exclusive collaboration with Regen Lab SA to distribute Stryker’s RegenKit-THT, a one-step system designed for the safe and rapid preparation of autologous platelet-rich plasma (A-PRP) from a small sample of blood at the patient’s point of care. |
| 7/8/2011 |
Stryker Expands Interventional Spine Agreement with Novation |
Stryker has expanded its contracted product offering with Novation, the healthcare industry’s leading supply contracting company, by adding the new iVAS (inflatable vertebral augmentation system) product line to its national agreement. |
| 7/8/2011 |
Stryker Launches Versitomic G-Lok™ |
Stryker announced at the 2011 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine that its new G-Lok implant has joined its comprehensive VersiTomic portfolio for ACL/PCL reconstruction. |
| 6/16/2011 |
Connexall incorporates Stryker technology to create Patient Environment of the Future |
To address patient safety risks, Connexall has utilized Stryker's open architecture to deliver wireless smart bed technology that helps hospitals minimize the risks of patient falls. |
| 5/26/2011 |
Stryker Receives FDA 510(K) Clearance for Shapematch® Cutting Guides |
Stryker Orthopaedics received FDA 510(k) Clearance for its ShapeMatch Cutting Guides for use with the Company's Triathlon Total Knee System. |
| 5/19/2011 |
EndoSheath Cystoscopy Technology Products Introduced by Stryker at Urology Conference |
Stryker unveiled the new IDEAL EYES HD Flexible Cystoscopy series at the 106th Annual American Urological Association (AUA) Meeting in Washington D.C. last week. |
| 5/16/2011 |
Stryker to Acquire Orthovita, Inc. |
Stryker announced a definitive agreement to acquire Orthovita, Inc., a global developer and manufacturer of orthobiologics and biosurgery products. |
| 5/10/2011 |
Instruments Wins Design Excellence Award for The Mill |
Our Instruments division, along with M3 Design, has been awarded the 2011 Medical Design Excellence Award for The Mill. |
| 5/10/2011 |
Instruments’ Second Annual “Patient, Clinician & You” Gathering Gives Patients a Name and Face |
350 Instruments employees recently heard a firsthand testimony from a patient whose life was positively affected by our technology. |
| 5/5/2011 |
Younger Patient Benefits from Stryker Hip |
Dr. Erik Peterson of Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota used Stryker’s Dual Mobility Total Hip Replacement for the first time on 27-year old Andrew Hoyem in a recent surgery. Hoyem has a condition called osteonecrosis which caused him to need hip replacements at an early age. |
| 4/29/2011 |
Stryker Receives High Marks in Hip & Knee Innovation |
MassDevice reports that the MedPanel Innovation Pulse, a survey of orthopaedic surgeons, shows high marks for Stryker in the hip and knee market innovation. |
| 4/26/2011 |
Four Capital Health Hospitals to Start Using Ascent |
TheChronicleHerald.ca reports that four hospitals under Capital Health’s purview have recently launched a program with Stryker’s Ascent division. |
| 4/6/2011 |
Ascent Honored for Lowering the Environmental Footprint of Healthcare |
Stryker’s Ascent division has been honored with a Champion for Change Award by Practice Greenhealth. Reserved for a select group of leaders in healthcare sustainability, the award recognizes companies that not only help their customers improve their environmental performance, but also demonstrate significant achievement in ‘greening’ their own organizations. |
| 3/28/2011 |
"One-Stop-Shop" Orthopaedics Program Launches in Hong Kong |
The Homer Stryker Center program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong officially launched, providing the latest surgical techniques, technology, clinical practice information and the first "one-stop-shop" orthopaedic training centre in Asia Pacific. |
| 3/24/2011 |
New Online Tool Allows Hospitals to Identify Cost Savings Potential of Reprocessing |
Ascent, a division of Stryker, continues its commitment to supporting quality healthcare delivery with the introduction of a new tool that calculates the financial and environmental impact of reprocessing. |
| 3/11/2011 |
Metro Aviation Inc. to include the Stryker MX PRO Ambulance Cot |
Helicopter completions specialist, Metro Aviation Inc., has announced the enhancement of their EC145 air medical interior to include the Stryker MX PRO ambulance cot. |
| 3/3/2011 |
Doctor Creates Guideline for Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection |
Stryker consultant Dr. Javad Parvizi summarizes his recommendations for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infections of the hip and knee. |
| 2/25/2011 |
Capsule Connects Smart Beds to EMRs |
Capsule, the leading provider of medical device connectivity, now supports Stryker’s new wireless smart bed, connecting Electronic Medical Records (EMR) with patient data. |
| 2/17/2011 |
Stryker to Feature Products at AAOS Meeting in February |
Stryker's Endoscopy Division plans to exhibit its latest innovations in tissue- preserving hip arthroscopy at the 2011 Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting in San Diego, CA, February 15-19, 2011. |
| 2/17/2011 |
Stryker Launches First iPad Apps for Surgeons |
Stryker's Orthopaedics division launched its first iPadTM applications for surgeons, available through Apple’s App StoreSM to help them enhance the patient education process and provide easy access to information about products and surgical techniques. |
| 2/16/2011 |
Stryker Implants Have Lowest Revision Rates |
Stryker's Orthopaedics division announced the findings of the National Joint Registry for England and Wales, which reports that Stryker’s Trident Cup, Accolade Hip Stem and Triathlon Knee System outperformed all competitive products in terms of revision rates for the most frequently used brands. |
| 2/15/2011 |
PGA Icon Fred Funk Becomes Spokesperson for Orthopaedics |
Fred Funk, a 20 year veteran of professional golf, is now a spokesperson for Orthopaedics. A recipient of a Stryker Triathlon knee, Funk is the first player to win a PGA Tour-sanctioned event after total knee replacement surgery. |
| 2/15/2011 |
Ambulance Service Spends £1m to Cater to Obese Patients |
The South Central Ambulance Service recently spent more than £1m on equipment that caters to obese patients, including Stryker chairs and stretchers that hold patients as heavy as 36-50 stone (about 500-700 pounds).< |
| 2/15/2011 |
Stryker Teams with SOMOS for Trauma Care Toolbox |
The Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS), in collaboration with Stryker and DT MedSurg, is launching a new Orthopaedic Disaster Preparedness and Trauma Care Toolbox to provide basic educational tools for the orthopaedic community. |
| 2/11/2011 |
FDA Clears MDM X3 for Market |
Stryker’s Orthopaedics Division announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its MDM X3 Modular Dual Mobility Mobile Bearing Hip System. MDM X3 is an addition to the company’s portfolio of next-generation technologies designed to minimize the risks traditionally associated with hip replacement surgery and address a broader patient population, including both primary and revision total hip arthroplasty candidates. |
| 1/31/2011 |
Stryker Consultant Praises Triathlon Knee Results |
Dr. Kenneth Greene, a consultant to Orthopaedics, recently discussed a multi-center study in which our Triathlon knee was shown to increase the maximum bend of post-op patients by an average of 28 degrees. |
| 1/21/2011 |
Stryker Products Featured in One-Stop Surgery Center |
The new Baptist-Beaches Surgery Center, a one-stop shop for outpatient surgeries, testing, recovery and physical therapy, has featured Stryker technologies in each operating room. |
| 1/14/2011 |
Bombay Hospital Performs 100 Knee Replacements with Stryker ASM |
Bombay Hospital in Mumbai has performed 100 total knee replacement (TKR) surgeries using Stryker's OrthoMap Articular Surface Mounted (ASM) Knee Navigation System. |
| 1/7/2011 |
Stryker Mobile Bearing Hip Now Offered in Southwest Florida |
Dr. Peter J. Curcione is the first surgeon in Southwest Florida to offer Stryker’s Mobile Bearing Hip to his patients. The new implant technology allows Dr. Curcione to use a less invasive approach, reducing scarring and minimizing a risk of muscle damage. |
