EXHIBIT 32(i)
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 of Stryker Corporation (the "Company") for the quarter ending September 30, 2007 (the "Report"), I, Stephen P. MacMillan, 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/ STEPHEN P. MACMILLAN
Stephen P. MacMillan
Chief Executive Officer
November 9, 2007