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EXHIBIT 99
SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
IMAGE GUIDED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
PROXY
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS - AUGUST 16, 2000
The undersigned hereby appoints Paul L. Ray and Waldean A. Schulz, or
either of them, with full power of substitution, proxies for the undersigned and
authorizes them to represent and vote, as designated, all of the shares of stock
of Image Guided Technologies, Inc. which the undersigned is entitled to vote at
the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 5710-B Flatiron Parkway,
Boulder, Colorado on August 16, 2000, and any adjournment or postponement of
such meeting, upon the following matter and with discretionary authority as to
any other matters that may properly come before the meeting, in accordance with
and as described in the Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy
Statement. IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSAL 1.
/X/ PLEASE MARK VOTE AS IN THIS EXAMPLE
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSAL 1.
1. Approval of the merger agreement among Stryker Corporation, IGT
Acquisition Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Stryker, and Image
Guided Technologies, Inc.
FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
The undersigned hereby revokes any proxy or proxies heretofore given to vote
upon or act with respect to such stock and hereby ratifies all that the proxies,
their substitutes, or any of them, may lawfully do by virtue hereof.
Please sign exactly as your name appears. If acting
as attorney, executor, trustee or in other
representative capacity, sign name and title.
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PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN
THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.