“I remember early in my career,” says Gary Miller, “attending orthopedic conferences just listening to the surgeons talking to each other.  You build a vocabulary of what they’re talking about.”  Miller is the co-founder of Exactech, a Florida company which develops and manufactures orthopedic implants, and the holder of 14 US patents.   He talks with James Di Virgilio about his first invention, the innovative process, and the need for inventors and end-users to speak a common language.