FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Benscoter Steven P 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/19/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol STRYKER CORP [syk] (Last) (First) (Middle) 2825 AIRVIEW BLVD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President,Human Resources 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) KALAMAZOO, MI 49002 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 7,988 (1) D   Common Stock 1,306 I By 401K

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option granted 10/14/2003 (right to buy)	  (2)	10/13/2013	Common Stock	10,000	$ 38.83	D	Â
Employee Stock Option granted 3/5/2004 (right to buy)	  (2)	03/04/2014	Common Stock	10,000	$ 45.21	D	Â
Employee Stock Option granted 4/22/2005 (right to buy)	  (2)	04/21/2015	Common Stock	11,000	$ 48.27	D	Â
Employee Stock Option granted 2/7/2006 (right to buy)	  (2)	02/06/2016	Common Stock	12,000	$ 46.85	D	Â
Employee Stock Option granted 2/14/2007 (right to buy)	  (2)	02/13/2017	Common Stock	11,000	$ 62.65	D	Â
Employee Stock Option granted 2/12/2008 (right to buy)	  (2)	02/11/2018	Common Stock	12,100	$ 67.8	D	Â
Employee Stock Option granted 2/10/2009 (right to buy)	  (3)	02/09/2019	Common Stock	22,625	$ 42	D	Â
Employee Stock Option granted 2/23/2010 (right to buy)	  (3)	02/22/2020	Common Stock	8,220	$ 53.09	D	Â
Employee Stock Option granted 2/9/2011 (right to buy)	  (3)	02/08/2021	Common Stock	8,260	$ 59.7	D	Â
Employee Stock Option granted 2/21/2012 (right to buy)	  (3)	02/20/2022	Common Stock	10,260	$ 53.6	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units granted 2/23/2010	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock	913	$ (5)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units granted 2/9/2011	  (6)	  (6)	Common Stock	1,836	$ (5)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units granted 2/21/2012	  (7)	  (7)	Common Stock	5,100	$ (5)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Benscoter Steven P 2825 AIRVIEW BLVD KALAMAZOO, MI 49002	Â	Â	  Vice President,Human Resources	Â

Signatures

Lauren E. Keller, attorney-in-fact for Steven P. Benscoter		06/27/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Includes 427 shares of Stryker Common Stock acquired pursuant to Stryker Corporation's Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") as of May 31, 2012, the date of the latest available statement of the reporting person's ESPP holdings.
(2)	Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Stryker Corporation 1998 Stock Option Plan, exercisable as to 20% on each of the first five anniversaries of the date of grant.
(3)	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.
(4)	The Restricted Stock Units vest as to 913 shares on March 23, 2013. Vesting will be accelerated in the event of termination of employment by reason of disability or death but will otherwise cease upon termination of employment with Stryker.
(5)	Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Stryker Common Stock.
(6)	The Restricted Stock Units vest as to 918 shares on March 9, 2013 and 918 shares on March 9, 2014. Vesting will be accelerated in the event of termination of employment by reason of disability or death but will otherwise cease upon termination of employment with Stryker.
(7)	The Restricted Stock Units vest as to 1,700 shares on March 21, 2013; 1,700 shares on March 21, 2014; and 1,700 shares on March 21, 2015. Vesting will be accelerated in the event of termination of employment by reason of disability or death but will otherwise cease upon termination of employment with Stryker.

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