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    Our strategy

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    Our overall strategy is to help improve people's lives by repairing and healing the human body. To achieve this, we are focused on continued valued growth in the following main areas:

    • Market focus
      - Focus on active informed patients
      - Innovation to provide clinical benefits and value for healthcare systems
    • Value enhancing acquisitions
      - Unique/additive technologies
      - Improved channels to market
    • Earnings improvement
      - Aim for above market revenue growth
      - Continue to invest in R&D/innovation
      - Margin enhancement through earnings improvement program
    • Balance sheet
      - Maintain flexibility for acquisitions with investment grade rating
      - Up to $1.5 billion share buyback over two years

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