** Medical device maker Stryker SYK.N rise 1.2% to $395
** Brokerage Citi Research resumes coverage on SYK with "buy" rating; sets PT at $450, 15.3% upside to the stock's last close
** Brokerage says SYK has built a diversified business through multiple buys such as the $4.9 billion Inari medical acquisition, which added Inari's ClotTriever and FlowTriever devices that treat venous thromboembolism (VTE)
** VTE — a disease where blood clots form in veins — is estimated to impact more than 900,000 patients annually in the U.S., brokerage says
** SYK estimates the value of the VTE market at $15 billion globally, including $6 billion in the U.S.
** Citi calls the Inari acquisition "another step in SYK evolution"
** Stock has risen 10.7% in the past 12 months
(Reporting by Padmanabhan Ananthan)
((Padmanabhan.Ananthan@thomsonreuters.com;))
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