CoRE Labs floraRAD X-ray Wall Stand

floraRAD Wall Stand Positioning, Locking & Integration

The CoRE Labs floraRAD is a radiographic wall stand, also commonly called a wall Bucky stand, that positions the image receptor vertically for upright X-ray exams. Its counterbalanced carriage, electronic locking, flexible loading orientation, and CoRE Labs tube-support interfaces support efficient positioning within a fixed radiography room.

A Bucky is the assembly that holds the image receptor and grid. An ion chamber is an exposure-sensing component that can be used with compatible automatic exposure control systems.

floraRAD Positioning & Integration Benefits

• • Fully counterbalanced carriage supports smooth, single-hand vertical positioning.
  • Positive electronic locks help retain the selected carriage position during a power interruption.
  • Left- or right-hand image-receptor loading supports different room layouts and technologist access.
  • Supports 14 × 17 in (356 × 432 mm) and 17 × 17 in (432 × 432 mm) receptor formats.
  • Accepts compatible Bucky assemblies, grids, and ion chambers.
  • Height-position sensing and tracking interfaces support coordination with compatible CoRE Labs tube supports.
  • Seamless-column and ball-bearing construction provide a rigid positioning platform for repeated clinical use.

The floraRAD can serve as the upright imaging component within a larger CoRE Labs radiography-room configuration rather than functioning as a complete X-ray system by itself.

floraRAD Integration in a CoRE Labs X-Ray Room

The CoRE Labs floraRAD can be incorporated into a modular radiography-room configuration with compatible overhead or floor-mounted tube positioning and a radiographic table. This allows facilities to build a room around the positioning components that best fit their available space and imaging workflow.

CoRE Labs Halo Overhead Tube Support

The CoRE Labs Halo OTS & OTC provides overhead X-ray tube positioning. OTS stands for overhead tube support, which suspends and moves the X-ray tube from an overhead structure.

The floraRAD includes height-position electronics and an interface for tube-stand or overhead-crane tracking. This allows its vertical position to be coordinated with compatible CoRE Labs overhead tube-support equipment.

CoRE Labs Floor-Mounted Tube Stand

The CoRE Labs floor-mounted tube stand provides an alternative tube-positioning approach for rooms where an overhead support is not preferred.

The floraRAD provides vertical position feedback to a compatible CoRE Labs floor-mounted tube stand, commonly abbreviated FMTS, as well as an overhead tube support.

CoRE Labs Atlas Radiographic Table

The CoRE Labs Atlas Radiographic Table adds table-based patient positioning to a CoRE Labs radiography-room configuration.

The Atlas can complement the floraRAD by allowing the room to support both table-based and upright imaging. The table should be treated as a related room component rather than as a documented electronic interface of the floraRAD itself.

Together, the wall stand, selected tube support, and radiographic table can form the positioning platform for a fixed X-ray room. A complete radiography system also requires the appropriate generator, X-ray tube, collimator, detector or other image receptor, acquisition system, and associated components.

floraRAD Upright & Standing X-Ray Applications

The CoRE Labs floraRAD positions the image receptor vertically and allows its height to be adjusted for different patients and examinations. This makes it well suited to fixed X-ray rooms that routinely perform upright or standing radiography.

Clinical Settings for the floraRAD

• • Hospital radiology departments
  • Orthopedic practices
  • General radiography clinics

Upright Imaging Applications for the floraRAD

• • General upright radiography
  • Standing orthopedic and musculoskeletal imaging
  • Exams requiring the image receptor to be positioned at different vertical heights

The adjustable carriage allows receptor height to be matched to the patient and required anatomy without requiring a separate upright positioning device.

floraRAD Positioning & Tube-Support Tracking

Single-Hand Vertical Positioning

The CoRE Labs floraRAD uses a fully counterbalanced carriage. Counterbalancing offsets the weight of the moving receptor assembly so the technologist can raise or lower it with less effort while maintaining controlled vertical movement.

A fine-adjustment counterweight system allows the carriage balance to be tuned for the installed configuration.

Electronic Position Retention

Depending on configuration, the wall stand is equipped with one or two positive electronic locks. These locks hold the carriage at the selected height and are designed to retain its position during a power interruption.

Left- or Right-Hand Image-Receptor Loading

The CoRE Labs floraRAD supports either left-hand or right-hand loading of the image-receptor assembly. This provides greater flexibility when planning technologist access and equipment placement within the X-ray room.

Height-Position Feedback for CoRE Labs Tube Supports

The wall stand uses height-position sensing electronics to communicate the vertical carriage position to a compatible CoRE Labs overhead tube support or floor-mounted tube stand.

This tracking capability allows compatible tube-support equipment to use the wall stand’s position information during coordinated tube and receptor positioning.

floraRAD Seamless Column, Bearings & Counterweight Construction

Seamless Column & Serviceable Bearing Races

The floraRAD uses a seamless vertical column to provide a rigid path for carriage travel.

The column contains hardened, serviceable bearing races. These are the surfaces along which the carriage bearings travel, supporting smooth movement while allowing the bearing surfaces to remain serviceable over the life of the equipment.

Stainless-Steel Counterweight Cables

The counterweight system uses twin, multi-stranded stainless-steel cables connected through load-sharing mechanical rockers. The rockers help distribute the load between the cables as the counterbalanced carriage moves vertically.

Steel & Aluminum Construction

The wall stand combines aircraft aluminum and steel components with ball-bearing construction. Powder-coated surfaces and bright nickel hardware provide a durable finished exterior for clinical environments. The floraRAD is made in the USA.

CoRE Labs floraRAD Specifications

Model & Image-Receptor Compatibility

• • Model: 08-000
  • Supported receptor formats: 14 × 17 in (356 × 432 mm) and 17 × 17 in (432 × 432 mm)
  • Accepts compatible Bucky assemblies, grids, and ion chambers
  • Compatible Bucky assembly dimensions: 22.50 in W × 23.00 in D × 2.70 in H (572 × 584 × 69 mm)
  • Image-receptor loading: left-hand or right-hand

Vertical Positioning & Dimensions

• • Overall wall stand height: 80.00 in (2032 mm)
  • Maximum receptor centerline height shown: 68.00 in (1727 mm)
  • Standard minimum receptor centerline height: 15.00 in (381 mm)
  • Available minimum receptor centerline height: 13.75 in (349 mm)
  • Vertical receptor travel: 53.00 in (1346 mm)
  • Minimum wall clearance shown in dimensional drawing: 2.13 in (54 mm)
  • Fully counterbalanced carriage
  • Fine-adjustment counterweight system
  • One or two positive electronic locks, depending on configuration

Tracking & Equipment Interfaces

• • Interface for tube stand or overhead-crane tracking
  • Interface for ion chamber and Bucky assembly
  • Potentiometer-based height-position sensor for vertical position
  • feedback
  • Vertical position feedback for compatible CoRE Labs overhead or
  • floor-mounted tube-support configurations

Electrical Requirements

• • 24 VDC
  • 50/60 Hz
  • 1.5 A

Construction & Available Options

• • Seamless vertical column
  • Hardened, serviceable bearing races
  • Ball-bearing construction
  • Twin multi-stranded stainless-steel counterweight cables
  • Load-sharing mechanical rockers
  • Aircraft aluminum and steel construction
  • Durable powder-coated surfaces
  • Bright nickel hardware
  • Optional patient handles
  • Optional cassette tray
  • Made in the USA