Bearings Provides bearings for direct imaging equipment, automated laboratory equipment, and medical applications including hospital care and surgical equipment. We stock a wide variety of medical and healthcare bearings available for purchase today. You can browse our selection of bearings using the links above.

Bearing Types
Most medical equipment must be sterilized using harsh chemicals that can corrode bearings over time. Therefore, it is very important to choose the right bearings to ensure a long service life of medical machinery and equipment.

Common bearings used in healthcare include:

Miniature Ball Bearings: Small bearings with bore sizes from 1 to 10 mm or up to half an inch. We offer both inch and metric sizes meeting the ABEC7 precision class.
Instrument Ball Bearings:  Instrumental ball bearings are precision ball bearings that must be ABEC5 and above while meeting two or more of the requirements listed below:
Low or equal starting/running torque
Precise contact angle and/or preload
High standards of cleanliness are met
Smooth Operation/Vibration Limitations
Linear Bushing Bearings:  linear bush bearings provide smooth linear motion with the use of ball bearings
Needle Roller Bearings:  Needle roller bearings are designed to operate under harsh conditions and have a higher load carrying capacity.
Axial Ball Bearings:  These are bearings that can carry axial loads alone. We offer single row thrust ball bearings in both miniature and regular three-piece configurations.
There are several factors to consider when choosing the appropriate bearing for your application, such as:

High speed
Low Noise
Service Life
Resistant to Harsh Environments
Health Regulations/Specifications
Applications in Health Services
The bearings mentioned above can be used for a number of specific applications in the healthcare industry. For example:

Imaging Equipment
MRI
mammography
x-ray
Automatic Laboratory Equipment
Rotary Laboratory Machines
Robotic Workstations
Hospital Care and Surgical Equipment
wheelchairs
Exam Tables
Surgical Lights