UNSPSC 42143705: Phototherapy patient protection devices

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a patient protection device in a medical procedure that employs the use of light in the treatment of physical or mental illness. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42143705 Phototherapy patient protection devices is a Commodity code showing minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The four recent opportunities posted under this code span outpatient building furniture (State of California), rehabilitation simulation equipment with virtual reality integration (Lamar University in Texas), law enforcement equipment through a cooperative purchasing vehicle (Sourcewell on behalf of Washington-state counties and broader jurisdictions), and athletic conditioning and physical education supplies (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District in Texas). None of these solicitations directly matches phototherapy patient protection devices; the code appears to have been assigned to these opportunities as a taxonomy mismatch rather than a reflection of actual buying behavior. The issuing bodies include state facilities, higher education institutions, cooperative purchasing frameworks serving multiple jurisdictions, and school districts.

Geographic activity centers on California, Texas, and Washington, with the Sourcewell cooperative procurement spanning a national footprint across multiple states and Canadian jurisdictions. The most recent opportunity is the State of California's RFB-IS-27200168 for outpatient building furniture, due October 6, 2026, which carries a Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) certification requirement. Lamar University's IFB 734-05202026-AS for computerized dynamic posturography and motion rehabilitation simulator equipment closed on June 18, 2026. The code shows little active procurement volume in phototherapy-specific patient protection equipment; firms evaluating this code should monitor for taxonomy corrections or verify that phototherapy protection devices are genuinely being solicited under this code before committing resources to pursuit.