SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 14, 2009—SigmaQuest, the leader of On-Demand, scalable solutions for product quality management today announced that Stryker Endoscopy, a Division of the leading medical device manufacturer Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK) has adopted its SigmaSure™ software.  The division is using the quality management software to track the quality of suppliers’ components.

“Quality is paramount to our business along with adhering to the FDA’s Quality Systems Regulation (CFR21 part 820), which requires the tracking of external suppliers’ inventory,” said Mazin Sabra, supplier quality engineering manager of Stryker’s Endoscopy Division.  “With SigmaQuest, we can more readily mitigate risk by identifying defective supplier components throughout the supply chain and ensure that their products perform to our specifications.”

Nader Fathi, CEO of SigmaQuest commented, “Demand for SigmaQuest’s products in the medical device industry is continuing to grow as manufacturers are driven to ship defect-free products.  As Stryker is a dominant player in this industry, it is exciting that it recognizes the value of our products.  We are looking to continue working with this and other companies on internal and supplier quality management worldwide and to help demonstrate compliance with FDA regulations.”

About Stryker Corporation

Stryker Corporation is one of the world's leading medical technology companies with the most broadly based range of products in orthopedics and a significant presence in other medical specialties. Stryker works with respected medical professionals to help people lead more active and more satisfying lives. The Company's products include implants used in joint replacement, trauma, craniomaxillofacial and spinal surgeries; biologics; surgical, neurologic, ear, nose & throat and interventional pain equipment; endoscopic, surgical navigation, communications and digital imaging systems; as well as patient handling and emergency medical equipment.

About SigmaQuest

SigmaQuest Inc., the On-Demand leader in scalable solutions for product quality management, helps brand owners and manufacturers worldwide build top quality, electronics-based products for medical device, clean tech, telecom, military & aerospace, consumer electronics, and other industries. The company’s SigmaSure™ suite of software leverages automatic data collection and powerful root-cause analysis to help users find, fix and avoid quality issues throughout products’ entire lifecycles, from the time products are manufactured to when they are returned by a customer, should that occur. The SigmaSure modules include: Manufacturing & Test Insight, Supplier Quality Insight, Maverick Analysis, RMA & Warranty Insight, Repair & Rework Insight, and Process Flow Visualization (PFV). The company’s market-changing approach has been recognized in Managing Automation’s Top Ten Companies to Watch, Manufacturing Business Technology’s Top 40 Emerging Vendors, Test & Measurement World’s “Best in Test” awards, and Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s “Executive 100” list.