DFM Essentials: Reducing Risk and Cost in Medical Device Development

Design for Manufacturability (DFM) is critical to accelerating product timelines, ensuring quality, and minimizing costly redesigns. In this session, orthopedic engineers will learn how to apply DFM principles early and effectively — from concept through validation and transfer to manufacturing. OEMs and CMs engineering leaders will share proven methods for identifying and eliminating design inefficiencies, collaborating with suppliers to improve component manufacturability, and balancing performance with production realities. Attendees will leave with practical tools to reduce risk, control costs, and build more reliable medical devices that scale seamlessly from prototype to production.

Session speakers represent Stryker, Medtronic and Resonetics.

Key Takeaways
1. Dos and don’ts for successful DFM processes from tenured engineering leaders.
2. Learn how to reduce variability throughout the design and manufacturing process.
3. Understand how to incorporate design with regulatory, manufacturing scale and margin needs.

>> This session is part 1 of OMTEC’s 3-part R&D Symposium held from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Don’t miss the two other sessions.
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