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How Stryker includes users for product design in the digital age

“Focus on UI/UX (user interface and user experience) is paramount,” said Siddarth Satish, VP of Digital Innovation for the Surgical Technologies business at Stryker. [Photo courtesy of Stryker]Medical device developers and manufacturers like Stryker (NYSE:SYK) are changing how they approach design as digital technology becomes more crucial.

Four Stryker executives shared how the Kalamazoo, Michigan–based orthopedic device giant is thinking differently about medical product development and how health care providers and patients will ultimately use them.

The DeviceTalks Boston panel of Stryker executives was moderated by Stryker Orthopaedics and Spine Group President Spencer Stiles this week. Read our earlier coverage on their discussion of medtech trends and more from leaders at Medtronic and Harvard University.

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How Stryker includes users for product design in the digital age

“Focus on UI/UX (user interface and user experience) is paramount,” said Siddarth Satish, VP of Digital Innovation for the Surgical Technologies business at Stryker. [Photo courtesy of Stryker]

Medical device developers and manufacturers like Stryker (NYSE:SYK) are changing how they approach design as digital technology becomes more crucial.

Four Stryker executives shared how the Kalamazoo, Michigan–based orthopedic device giant is thinking differently about medical product development and how health care providers and patients will ultimately use them.

The DeviceTalks Boston panel of Stryker executives was moderated by Stryker Orthopaedics and Spine Group President Spencer Stiles this week. Read our earlier coverage on their discussion of medtech trends and more from leaders at Medtronic and Harvard University.

The following has been lightly edited for space and clarity.

Stryker closes Vocera Communications acquisition

Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that it has completed its Vocera Communications acquisition, a deal previously pegged at $3.1 billion.

Vocera is a provider of digital care coordination and communication offerings, including the hands-free Vocera Smartbadge.

“This acquisition provides significant opportunities to advance innovations and accelerate our digital aspirations,” Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo announced in a news release. “We welcome the Vocera team to Stryker and look forward to working together to enable safer patient care and help our customers improve outcomes.”

Stryker on Feb. 23 completed the deal, which involved the previously announced cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Vocera for $79.25 per share.

Stryker to acquire Vocera Communications for $3.1B

Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced today that it entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Vocera Communications (NYSE:VCRA).

Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Stryker agreed to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Vocera for $79.25 per share, reaching a total equity value of approximately $2.97 billion and a total enterprise value of approximately $3.09 billion.

Vocera provides digital care coordination and communication offerings, including the hands-free Vocera Smartbadge. Mobile workers can choose devices for their role or task, including smartphones or one of the company’s wearable communication devices, and use voice commands to reach people by name, role or group, according to a news release.

Stryker said Vocera’s portfolio will help the company address the increasing need for hospitals to connect caregivers and disparate data-generating medical devices, driving efficiencies and improving safety and outcomes. The …