Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is a mainstay of orthopedic procedures because it reduces trauma, pain and length of hospital stays, and enables same-day surgeries, faster recoveries, and lower costs. MIS innovation is driven by enabling technologies that allow surgeons to do more complex surgeries less invasively, with enhanced visualization and navigation, real-time feedback tools and use of smaller and fewer access ports. Single-use devices are another trend in MIS for which demand is growing, noted MICRO’s Steve Santoro in an Orthopedic Design and Technology (ODT) online feature article. Contract manufacturers can use a design for manufacturability (DFM) approach to identify raw materials needed for high-volume single-use parts that match functional requirements with the optional engineering process.

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