The use of a magnetically abrasive finishing for sharpening the blades of medical instruments

: The method of magnetically abrasive working was first tried in medical industry as a finishing operation for the sharpening and removing of burrs from half-finished blades manufactured by means of vibration forging. The use of the sets for MAO-M-473 and EU-5 makes it possible to manufacture blades with the cutting edge less than or equal to 3 microns in width. The use of magnetically abrasive sharpening enables one to eliminate electrochemical polishing; excludes the appearance of superficial defects on the worked surface; raises corrosion stability and cyclic longevity of the articles.