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 period ending June 30, 2005 (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

August 1, 2005