A method of manufacturing a cutting member include cutting a first metal material to form a first portion of the cutting member; cutting second metal material to form a second portion of the cutting member, wherein a first edge of the second portion has at least two line segments, a curve formed by the at least two line segments being mathematically continuously differentiable; welding the first portion and the second portion together; raising the cutting member blank to a first temperature at a first rate and holding raising the cutting member blank from the first temperature to a second temperature at a second rate lower than the first rate and holding, and raising the cutting member blank from the second temperature to a third temperature at a third rate not higher than the second rate and holding.

A method of manufacturing a cutting member include cutting a first metal material to form a first portion of the cutting member; cutting second metal material to form a second portion of the cutting member, wherein a first edge of the second portion has at least two line segments, a curve formed by the at least two line segments being mathematically continuously differentiable; welding the first portion and the second portion together; raising the cutting member blank to a first temperature at a first rate and holding raising the cutting member blank from the first temperature to a second temperature at a second rate lower than the first rate and holding, and raising the cutting member blank from the second temperature to a third temperature at a third rate not higher than the second rate and holding.

A method is used to manufacture a knife of an end effector of a surgical instrument. The method includes forming the knife using metal injection molding. The knife has at least one feature having a molded shape. The method also includes machining the at least one feature of the knife to have a machined shape without machining the entire knife. The method also includes incorporating the knife into the end effector of the surgical instrument.

A method is used to manufacture a knife of an end effector of a surgical instrument. The method includes forming the knife using metal injection molding. The knife has at least one feature having a molded shape. The method also includes machining the at least one feature of the knife to have a machined shape without machining the entire knife. The method also includes incorporating the knife into the end effector of the surgical instrument.

This application relates to a method of manufacturing a knife using a multilayer material. In one aspect, the method includes preparing a multilayer material for manufacturing a knife, and heating and then forging the multilayer material to form a knife-shaped structure including a blade part and a handle part. The method also includes grinding the blade part to form a sharpened knife-edge and applying mud, including kaolin and white clay, to an entire surface of the knife-shaped structure and removing the mud applied to the blade part. The method further includes heating the knife-shaped structure applied with the mud, and quenching the heated knife-shaped structure through oil-cooling. The method further includes etching a surface of the quenched knife-shaped structure to form a pattern on the surface and grinding the surface-etched knife-shaped structure to form a knife having a final shape.

This application relates to a method of manufacturing a knife using a multilayer material. In one aspect, the method includes preparing a multilayer material for manufacturing a knife, and heating and then forging the multilayer material to form a knife-shaped structure including a blade part and a handle part. The method also includes grinding the blade part to form a sharpened knife-edge and applying mud, including kaolin and white clay, to an entire surface of the knife-shaped structure and removing the mud applied to the blade part. The method further includes heating the knife-shaped structure applied with the mud, and quenching the heated knife-shaped structure through oil-cooling. The method further includes etching a surface of the quenched knife-shaped structure to form a pattern on the surface and grinding the surface-etched knife-shaped structure to form a knife having a final shape.

A method is used to manufacture a knife of an end effector of a surgical instrument. The method includes forming the knife using metal injection molding. The knife has at least one feature having a molded shape. The method also includes machining the at least one feature of the knife to have a machined shape without machining the entire knife. The method also includes incorporating the knife into the end effector of the surgical instrument.

A method is used to manufacture a knife of an end effector of a surgical instrument. The method includes forming the knife using metal injection molding. The knife has at least one feature having a molded shape. The method also includes machining the at least one feature of the knife to have a machined shape without machining the entire knife. The method also includes incorporating the knife into the end effector of the surgical instrument.

A method is used to manufacture a knife of an end effector of a surgical instrument. The method includes forming the knife using metal injection molding. The knife has at least one feature having a molded shape. The method also includes machining the at least one feature of the knife to have a machined shape without machining the entire knife. The method also includes incorporating the knife into the end effector of the surgical instrument.

A method is used to manufacture a knife of an end effector of a surgical instrument. The method includes forming the knife using metal injection molding. The knife has at least one feature having a molded shape. The method also includes machining the at least one feature of the knife to have a machined shape without machining the entire knife. The method also includes incorporating the knife into the end effector of the surgical instrument.