8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

__________________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 12, 2002

Commission file number:  0-9165
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STRYKER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Michigan	38-1239739
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S.  Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
P.O.  Box 4085, Kalamazoo, Michigan	49003-4085
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (616) 385-2600

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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)  Exhibits
	99.1	Sworn statement of Principal Executive Officer of Stryker Corporation pursuant to
		SEC Order 4-460
	99.2	Sworn statement of Principal Financial Officer of Stryker Corporation pursuant to
		SEC Order 4-460
	99.3	Certification by Chief Executive Officer of Stryker Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
		Section 1350
	99.4	Certification by Chief Financial Officer of Stryker Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
		Section 1350

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On August 12, 2002, John W. Brown, the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer) of Stryker Corporation, and David J. Simpson, the Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer) of Stryker Corporation, each delivered to the Securities and Exchange Commission a sworn statement pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Order No. 4-460 and the certification required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which accompanied the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Stryker Corporation for the quarter ended June 30, 2002.  Conformed copies of the sworn statements and certifications are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4.  The information in this report and the exhibits attached hereto are being furnished pursuant to Regulation FD promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	STRYKER CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
August 12, 2002	/S/ DAVID J. SIMPSON
Date	David J. Simpson
	Vice President,
	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
	(Principal Financial Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1	Sworn statement of Principal Executive Officer of Stryker Corporation pursuant to
	SEC Order 4-460
99.2	Sworn statement of Principal Financial Officer of Stryker Corporation pursuant to
	SEC Order 4-460
99.3	Certification by Chief Executive Officer of Stryker Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
	Section 1350
99.4	Certification by Chief Financial Officer of Stryker Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
	Section 1350

EX-99

EXHIBIT 99.3

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2002 of Stryker Corporation (the "Company") as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, John W. Brown, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/S/ JOHN W. BROWN

John W. Brown,
Chief Executive Officer

August 12, 2002

EX-99

EXHIBIT 99.4

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2002 of Stryker Corporation (the "Company") as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, David J. Simpson, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/S/ DAVID J. SIMPSON

David J. Simpson,
Chief Financial Officer

August 12, 2002

EX-99

EXHIBIT 99.1

SWORN STATEMENT OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
OF STRYKER CORPORATION PURSUANT TO SEC ORDER 4-460

I, John W. Brown, state and attest that:

(1)	To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of Stryker Corporation
	(the "Company"), and, except as corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report:
-	no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the end of the period
	covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials,
	as of the date on which it was filed); and
-	no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in the covered
	report, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the end
	of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy
	materials, as of the date on which it was filed).
(2)	I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company's Audit Committee.
(3)	In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement,
	is a "covered report":
-	Stryker Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 filed
	with the Commission
-	all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive proxy materials of
	Stryker Corporation filed with the Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K
	identified above; and
-	any amendments to any of the foregoing.

/S/ JOHN W. BROWN	Subscribed and sworn to before me
	this 12th day of August 2002.
John W. Brown
August 12, 2002	/S/ LETITIA A. BEARDSLEY BATES
	Notary Public
	My Commission Expires:
	March 15, 2007

EX-99

EXHIBIT 99.2

SWORN STATEMENT OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
OF STRYKER CORPORATION PURSUANT TO SEC ORDER 4-460

I, David J. Simpson, state and attest that:

(1)	To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of Stryker Corporation
	(the "Company"), and, except as corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report:
-	no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the end of the period
	covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials,
	as of the date on which it was filed); and
-	no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in the covered
	report, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the end
	of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy
	materials, as of the date on which it was filed).
(2)	I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company's Audit Committee.
(3)	In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement,
	is a "covered report":
-	Stryker Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 filed
	with the Commission
-	all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive proxy materials of
	Stryker Corporation filed with the Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K
	identified above; and
-	any amendments to any of the foregoing.

/S/ DAVID J. SIMPSON	Subscribed and sworn to before me
	this 12th day of August 2002.
David J. Simpson
August 12, 2002	/S/ LETITIA A. BEARDSLEY BATES
	Notary Public
	My Commission Expires:
	March 15, 2007