UNSPSC 42144103: Chest tube kits

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a prepackaged collection (either custom or standard) of the equipment and supplies used to perform a chest intubation procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42144103 Chest tube kits, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code span irrigation controllers, occupational medical surveillance, duplex control panels for irrigation, general irrigation services, medical supplies and equipment for a state-supported living center, underground utility locating, traveling sprinkler irrigation equipment, and law enforcement equipment — none of which are chest tube kits or thoracic drainage supplies. The mismatch between the code's stated commodity and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or limited market activity under the code's true scope.

The single opportunity with marginal relevance — the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017603 for medical supplies, equipment, and small tools at the Abilene State Supported Living Center, due July 30, 2026 — includes gastrostomy feeding tubes, IV stabilization devices, catheters, and enteral feeding sets from manufacturers such as Cardinal Health, C.R. Bard, and Becton Dickinson, but does not name chest tube kits as a line item. The remaining seven opportunities in the block address irrigation systems, ferry worker medical surveillance, control panels, and utility services entirely outside thoracic medicine or emergency drainage products. No state, county, city, school district, or transit authority in the recent-opportunities block has solicited chest tube kits explicitly. Geographic activity is fragmented across Georgia, Washington, Florida, Texas, and a multistate cooperative (Sourcewell), with no concentration in any jurisdiction or region. The code presents a weak demand signal for business development purposes under its stated commodity definition.