Method of cooperation between orthopedists and engineers during designing surgical tools for hip surgery

Author(s): TEODOR WINKLER, TADEUSZ SZYMON GAŹDZIK, JAROSŁAW TOKARCZYK, JERZY JAWORSKI

The way of interdisciplinary collaboration between surgeons and engineers was presented in the paper. The collaboration was carried out within the European project ENHIP (Ergonomic Instruments Development for Hip Surgery an Innovative Approach on Orthopaedic Implants Design). The project concerned a development of new tools used in hip surgery. The tools underwent the assessment process within technical and anthropotechnical criteria. New instruments was made in Rapid Prototyping technology. The project was directed towards a development of small and medium enterprises, which manufacture surgical instrumentation and endoprostheses