BUCKY BEARING by GE Healthcare

Key Highlights

• The Bucky Bearing by GE Healthcare features a radial design, ensuring smooth and efficient movement within imaging systems.
• Constructed from high-quality SAE 52100 steel, this bearing provides excellent wear resistance and durability, making it suitable for high-demand environments.
• With an ABEC 1 grade, the bearing is designed for applications requiring moderate precision and reliability.
• Its open type design allows for easy maintenance and accessibility, enhancing operational efficiency.
• The Bucky Bearing is RoHS compliant, ensuring that it meets environmental safety standards.

Compatible Systems & Use Cases

The Bucky Bearing is compatible with various GE Healthcare imaging systems, including:

• ADVANTX
• AMX 3
• PRECISION 500D
• RFX
• SFX
• SFX II
• RFX II
• LEGACY PHASE II
• LEGACY PHASE III

It is primarily used in applications requiring smooth console movement within radiology and imaging workflows.

Technical Specifications

Parameter	Value
Outer Diameter	0.875 inches
Material	Steel SAE 52100
Number of Balls	7
Grade	ABEC 1
Type	Open

Clinical and Service Value

The Bucky Bearing offers significant clinical value by enhancing the operational efficiency of imaging systems. Its robust design ensures reliable performance in high-use environments, reducing the likelihood of equipment downtime. This reliability is crucial in clinical settings where timely imaging is essential for patient care. The bearing's compatibility with a range of GE Healthcare models further simplifies procurement processes, allowing hospitals to standardize components across multiple systems.

From a service perspective, the Bucky Bearing's open design facilitates straightforward maintenance, enabling biomedical engineers to perform routine checks and replacements with minimal disruption. The use of high-quality materials ensures a long working life, contributing to lower overall maintenance needs. Additionally, its RoHS compliance underscores a commitment to environmental safety, aligning with modern healthcare sustainability initiatives. This combination of reliability, ease of maintenance, and compliance makes the Bucky Bearing a valuable addition to any imaging department.

Additional notes

The Bucky Bearing is a 0.875 outer diameter radial bearing of open type, and is not sealed. The material of the bearing is steel of type SAE 52100. This bearing has an ABEC grade of 1. The number of balls in the bearing is 7 and all of them are aligned in a single row. It is made up 52100 grade steel which is the standard material used for the bearings. This material gives the bearing an anti-friction property. Because of the material's superior hardness property, the bearing can be used in places high wear resistance is a factor. The bearing also can be used as a wheel, such as in the case of the Bucky assembly. The bearing acts as a wheel to control the movement of the console. Its good rolling fatigue strength property supports quite well in this case. The bearing's cost is less by comparison. It also has an excellent working life. It can be used in places where less accuracy and high rotation is the necessary requirement. The bearing does not contain any hazardous materials and conforms to RoHS standards. Additional Features: Low cost Long working life RoHS compliant