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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Scannell Timothy J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol STRYKER CORP [SYK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Group President (Last) (First) (Middle) 2825 AIRVIEW BLVD. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/01/2017 (Street) KALAMAZOO, MI 49002 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/01/2017   M   1,355 A $ 0 (1) 100,326 (2) D   Common Stock 05/01/2017   F   703 D $ 136.37 99,623 D   Common Stock 05/01/2017   M   85,000 A $ 42 184,623 D   Common Stock 05/01/2017   F   56,678 D $ 136.37 127,945 D   Common Stock 05/02/2017   S   13,322 D $ 135.8941 (4) 114,623 D   Common Stock               5,058 I by 401K

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units granted 05/01/2015

(1)

05/01/2017

M

1,355

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

1,355

$ 0 (1)

1,355

D

Employee Stock Option granted 02-10-2009

$ 42

05/01/2017

M

85,000

(5)

02/09/2019

Common Stock

85,000

$ 42

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Scannell Timothy J 2825 AIRVIEW BLVD. KALAMAZOO, MI 49002			Group President

Signatures

Lauren E. Keller, attorney-in-fact for Timothy J. Scannell		05/03/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On May 1, 2017, 1,355 Restricted Stock Units vested and were settled for an equal number of shares of Stryker Common Stock.
(2)	Includes 82 shares of Stryker Common Stock acquired pursuant to Stryker Corporation's Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") as of December 31, 2016, the date of the latest available statement of the reporting person's ESPP holdings.
(3)	The restricted stock units vest as to 1,355 shares on May 1, 2018..
(4)	Represents the average price for transactions in a range from $135.878-135.995..
(5)	Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Stryker Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, exercisable as to 20% on each of the first five anniversaries of the date of grant.

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