UNSPSC 42142532: Pericardiocentesis needles or kits

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a hollow needle or set of needles commonly used in a pericardiocentesis in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901832.

UNSPSC 42142532 Pericardiocentesis needles or kits is a Commodity code whose recent opportunities span laboratory and clinical testing supplies, phlebotomy services, and broader medical supply distribution rather than specialized cardiac intervention needles. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily county health departments, county purchasing cooperatives, and university health systems performing routine specimen collection, phlebotomy, and diagnostic testing. Marion County, Oregon solicited laboratory testing services and phlebotomy supplies through ITB SO1814-26 (due July 24, 2026), encompassing specimen collection supplies, courier services, and phlebotomist draws for adults in custody. The Minnesota Multigovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (MMCAP), operating under the State of Minnesota Department of Administration, issued RFP 37259 (due July 20, 2026) for full-line medical supplies and equipment distributors to serve approximately 8,000 actively purchasing government members across the United States, with collective annual purchasing power of approximately $300 million within the medical supply portfolio and product scope including specimen collection supplies alongside needles, syringes, wound care, and surgical instruments.

Recent activity concentrates in Oregon and Minnesota, with secondary opportunities in Florida and Texas reflecting health system and medical examiner procurement. Brevard County, Florida's Medical Examiner Office issued RFQ-7-26-07 (due April 7, 2026) for histology laboratory services including tissue embedding, staining, and analysis—work not directly aligned with the pericardiocentesis needle code. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSA) solicited spinal implants through RFP 745-26-P04 (due March 10, 2026), a multi-awarded procurement for a newly opened 144-bed Multispecialty and Research Hospital requiring emergency delivery within four hours. The code shows modest recent activity concentrated in routine clinical and specimen-collection supply procurement rather than specialized cardiac procedure consumables, suggesting the category may see greater volume through cooperative purchasing aggregators like MMCAP than through individual county or health system buys.