title: Growth and innovation in medical devices: a conversation with Stryker chairman John Brown. Interview by Lawton R. Burns.
abstract: John Brown, current chairman and past chief executive officer (CEO) of the Stryker Corporation, reviews the development of his device firm and the medical device industry over the past thirty years. Brown describes the trajectory of innovation in medical devices and the managerial and organizational strategy he pioneered at Stryker to achieve consistently high growth rates over the long term. He also shares his perspective on some of the current policy issues facing the device industry today, including product safety, conflicts of interest, rising product prices, and direct-to-consumer advertising.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000639:trends; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D004869:Equipment Safety; D033161:Government Regulation; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000639:trends; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000639:trends; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States