UNSPSC 42143511: Cerumen hooks

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a hook shaped tool used to dislodge and remove cerumen from the ear. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42143511 Cerumen hooks (Commodity) represents medical diagnostic and procedural instruments that state and local healthcare systems procure for ear, nose, and throat (ENT) and related specialty care. Recent opportunities show state and local buyers sourcing not only cerumen hooks themselves but also broader airway-management and ophthalmic instrumentation alongside consumables and capital equipment. Collier County, Florida and Santa Clara County, California dominate the recent activity under this code, though a Sourcewell cooperative procurement on behalf of multiple Washington counties and nationwide participating entities also appears tagged to this classification. The issuing bodies mix county health departments, specialty medical centers, and cooperative purchasing consortia serving multiple jurisdictions.

Collier County issued a Notice of Intent to Single Source procurement from Verathon Inc. for GlideScope Go 2 handheld video laryngoscopes and associated medical device accessories with a contract term running May 1, 2026 through September 30, 2029 (due date May 11, 2026), while Santa Clara County posted an Invitation to Bid (ITB-PRC-FY26-0664) for ophthalmic instruments, services, supplies, and accessories serving its Valley Specialty Center Ophthalmology Department and other county departments, with bids due July 10, 2026 and a three-year contract term. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit, issued RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment on behalf of participating entities across Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties in Washington and numerous other public jurisdictions, with proposals due June 16, 2026. The geographic footprint spans Florida, California, and Washington, with the cooperative procurement extending nationwide. The code shows activity concentrated in specialty medical procurement rather than routine cerumen-hook supply, suggesting that state and local classification under this Commodity code may reflect broader instrumentation purchasing rather than single-item procurement.