A medical device having a first portion, a second portion, and at least one connector connecting the first and second portion is formed using additive manufacturing. The method includes forming a plurality of layers of a first portion of the medical device, placing a first removable masking plate over the first portion with an opening of the masking plate aligned with a point of the first portion, forming at least one layer of a first connector on the first portion, wherein the first connector is formed in the opening of the removable masking plate, forming a plurality of layers of a second portion of the medical device, wherein a first layer of the plurality of layers of the second portion is formed partially on the first connector and partially on the removable masking plate, and removing the first removable masking plate.
