KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) _ Stryker Corp. (SYK) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $662 million.

The Kalamazoo, Michigan-based company said it had profit of $1.73 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $2.71 per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.72 per share.

The medical device maker posted revenue of $4.7 billion in the period, topping Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.61 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $1.99 billion, or $5.21 per share. Revenue was reported as $17.11 billion.

Stryker expects full-year earnings in the range of $9.60 to $10 per share.

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