UNSPSC 42142512: Fistula needles

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a hollow needle commonly used for rapid delivery or evacuation of liquids in a fistula based procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Fistula needles under 21 CFR 870.1350 and under FDA product code DQP. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901832.

UNSPSC 42142512 Fistula needles is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity does not align with the code's nominal scope. The recent opportunities tagged under this code solicit laboratory testing and phlebotomy services (Marion County, Oregon), full-line medical supplies and equipment distribution (Minnesota Multigovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Alliance), law enforcement equipment (Sourcewell), histology laboratory services (Brevard County, Florida), and spinal implants (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio). None of these solicitations center on fistula needles or related vascular-access supplies. The mismatch suggests that either the code has been incorrectly applied to these opportunities or the recent state and local procurement activity under this code involves products substantially different from the code's stated commodity. No recent opportunities specifically requesting fistula needles or arteriovenous fistula supplies appear in the available records.

The geographic spread of tagged activity spans Oregon, Minnesota, Florida, and Texas, reflecting a multistate and multisector buyer base including county health departments, state cooperative purchasing alliances, county purchasing offices, and public health science centers. However, because the tagged opportunities do not substantively match the code's nominal scope, the geographic and issuing-body distribution does not signal genuine market activity for fistula needles themselves. Firms pursuing state and local contracts for vascular-access supplies should verify the correct UNSPSC code assignment before building pursuit strategy around this category.