UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 17 )
Stryker Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.10 Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
863667 10 1
(CUSIP Number)
Check here if a fee is being paid with this statement. ____
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person
Jon L. Stryker
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
N/A
3. SEC Use Only
N/A
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
U.S.
5. Sole Voting Power
2,490,960 Shares
6. Shared Voting Power
22,850,100 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
2,490,960 Shares
8. Shared Dispositive Power
22,850,100 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
25,341,060 Shares
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
26.3%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person
Patricia A. Short
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
N/A
3. SEC Use Only
N/A
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
U.S.
5. Sole Voting Power
2,487,760 Shares
6. Shared Voting Power
22,850,100 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
2,487,760 Shares
8. Shared Dispositive Power
22,850,100 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
25,337,860 Shares
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
26.3%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person
Ronda E. Stryker
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
N/A
3. SEC Use Only
N/A
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
U.S.
5. Sole Voting Power
2,406,220 Shares
6. Shared Voting Power
22,850,100 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
2,406,220 Shares
8. Shared Dispositive Power
22,850,100 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
25,256,320 Shares
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
26.3%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person
Gerard Thomas
###-##-####
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
N/A
3. SEC Use Only
N/A
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
U.S.
5. Sole Voting Power
671,729 Shares
6. Shared Voting Power
22,850,100 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
671,729 Shares
8. Shared Dispositive Power
22,850,100 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
23,521,829 Shares
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
24.5%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person
Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
N/A
3. SEC Use Only
N/A
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
U.S.
5. Sole Voting Power
488,243 Shares
6. Shared Voting Power
23,301,320 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
488,243 Shares
8. Shared Dispositive Power
23,301,320 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
23,789,563 Shares
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
24.7%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Stryker Corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
2725 Fairfield Road
Kalamazoo, MI 49002
Item 2.
(a) Name of Persons Filing:
(b) Addresses of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
Jon L. Stryker
Patricia A. Short
Ronda E. Stryker
Kalamazoo Investment Group
3505 Greenleaf Blvd., Suite B
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Gerard Thomas
Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone
444 West Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason
Upjohn National Leasing Company
3505 Greenleaf Blvd.
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
(c) Citizenship: U.S.
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.10 Par Value
(e) CUSIP Number: 863667 10 1
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1, or 134-2(b),
check whether the persons filing are: N/A
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
At December 31, 1997 Jon L. Stryker, Patricia A. Short, Ronda E.
Stryker, Gerard Thomas and Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason, as members of the
Advisory Committee under the L. Lee Stryker Trust (the "Stryker Trust")
executed September 10, 1974, beneficially owned 22,850,100 shares of Common
Stock, $.10 par value (the "Common Stock"), of Stryker Corporation.
The following table shows the beneficial ownership (other than
indirect beneficial ownership through the Stryker Trust) of shares of Common
Stock by the persons (other than the Stryker Trust) named in response to Item
2(a):
Name Number of Shares
________________________ ________________
Jon L. Stryker 2,490,960
Patricia A. Short 2,487,760
Ronda E. Stryker 2,406,220
Gerard Thomas 671,729
Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason 939,463(1)
(b) Percent of Class:
The shares of Common Stock described in response to Item 4(a)
amounted to 33.1 % of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on December 31,
1997.
(c) The following table sets forth, for each of the persons named
in response to Item 2(a), the number of shares of Common Stock as to which
such person has (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote, (ii) shared
power to vote or to direct to vote, (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of or (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of.
Power to Vote or Power to Dispose or to
to Direct the Vote Direct the Disposition of
________________________ _________________________
Name Sole Shared Sole Shared
________________________ _________ ______________ _________ _____________
Jon L. Stryker 2,490,960 22,850,100(2) 2,490,960 22,850,100(2)
Patricia A. Short 2,487,760 22,850,100(2) 2,487,760 22,850,100(2)
Ronda E. Stryker 2,406,220 22,850,100(2) 2,406,220 22,850,100(2)
Gerard Thomas 671,729 22,850,100(2) 671,729 22,850,100(2)
Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason 488,243 23,301,320(1&2) 488,243 23,301,320(1&2)
(1) The reporting person is a member of a three-person advisory
committee that has full voting and disposition power with respect to 451,220
shares of Common Stock held by three trusts.
(2) Includes 22,850,100 shares of Common Stock owned by the Stryker
Trust as to which such person, as a member of the Advisory Committee, may be
deemed to share voting power and the power to direct the disposition.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: N/A
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
N/A
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
N/A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A
Item 10. Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of
and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or
effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I verify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
DATE: January 31, 1998 JON L. STRYKER
_________________________
Jon L. Stryker
DATE: January 31, 1998 PATRICIA A. SHORT
_________________________
Patricia A. Short
DATE: January 31, 1998 RONDA E. STRYKER
_________________________
Ronda E. Stryker
DATE: January 28, 1998 GERARD THOMAS
_________________________
Gerard Thomas
DATE: February 3, 1998 ELIZABETH S. UPJOHN-MASON
_________________________
Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason
