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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2022
Medical Microinstruments, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Marco Bacchereti, Pisa, IT;
Neri Pierotti, Pisa, IT;
Giorgio Lazzari, Pisa, IT;
Massimiliano Simi, Pisa, IT;
MEDICAL MICROINSTRUMENTS, INC., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A manufacturing method by wire electro-erosion includes providing a wire electro-erosion machine having a cutting wire; mounting at least one workpiece to the wire electro-erosion machine; and making a surface micro-topography by wire electro-erosion. The method includes performing a first through cut on the workpiece according to a cutting path having peaks and valleys, thus exposing an exposed portion on the workpiece comprising reliefs and recesses corresponding to the peaks and valleys of the first cutting path. A surgical instrument includes at least one gripping surface having a surface micro-topography.