Conclusions
1. Ion-plasma deposition, electrospark alloying and welding can improve the working lives of microsurgical instruments by factors of 2–3.
2. Ion bombardment is promising for strengthening cutting and gripping microsurgical instruments.
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Scientific-Industrial Association “Medinstrument,” Kazan. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 2, pp. 24–26, March–April, 1988.
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Mironov, M.M., Aver'yanov, V.I. Improving wear resistance in microsurgery instruments by hardening the working parts. Biomed Eng 22, 46–48 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00556151
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