UNSPSC 42144409: Tracheobronchial suction catheters

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity in an artificial insemination procedure. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42144409 Tracheobronchial suction catheters is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent activity aligned with its medical-device nominal scope in state and local procurement. The two opportunities posted in the source represent a significant mismatch: the Washington State Department of Transportation solicitation (RFP20260825) requests occupational medical surveillance services — baseline, periodic, follow-up, and exit examinations for ferry workers — with no mention of suction catheters or respiratory devices; the Sourcewell cooperative procurement (RFP #061626) seeks law enforcement equipment, also unrelated to the code's stated product line. Neither opportunity aligns with the purchase or distribution of tracheobronchial suction catheters to state and local health systems, hospitals, school districts, transit authorities, or other public bodies.

The geographic spread of recent activity does not support meaningful code-level targeting. The WSDOT solicitation is limited to Washington State ferry operations across 14 locations in the Puget Sound region; the Sourcewell RFP, while structured as a multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicle with participation from Washington counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, Yakima) and entities nationwide, does not address medical devices. No recent state or local opportunities in the source reflect actual demand for tracheobronchial suction catheters. A firm evaluating this code should monitor it for future activity but recognize that the code sees little relevant procurement momentum in the posted record.