UNSPSC 42171606: Mobile medical services air splints

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an air splint during a mobile medical services procedure. US FDA regulates Mobile medical services air splints under 21 CFR 878.39 and under FDA product code FZF. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42171606 Mobile medical services air splints — a Commodity code — names a narrow product category, but state and local emergency response agencies procuring under this code are actually buying a broad range of emergency medical services equipment and consumables. Recent opportunities posted under this code show minimal activity specific to air splints; instead, issuing bodies are soliciting automated chest compression devices (AutoPulse NXT units from Zoll Medical), intraosseous infusion systems (EZ-IO devices from Vidacare and Teleflex), ventilator maintenance services, pharmaceutical and medical supply packages for EMS delivery, and occupational medical surveillance services. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual buying patterns suggests either systematic miscoding at the point of posting or that the code has become a catch-all tag for emergency medical apparatus and consumables across state and local fire, rescue, and health departments. Counties and cities dominate the issuer mix — Volusia County (City of DeLand), Escambia County EMS, Sarasota County, Williamson County (Texas), Bernalillo County (New Mexico), Hillsborough County (Florida), Clay County, Marion County, Orange County (Florida), Forsyth County (Georgia), Henry County (Georgia), and municipal fire departments in Dallas and Tucson — with isolated state-level and cooperative purchasing activity. School districts and transit authorities do not appear in the recent opportunities block.

Geographic spread covers Florida heavily (DeLand, Sarasota, Escambia, Hillsborough, Orange, Marion counties), Texas (Dallas, Tucson, El Paso, Williamson County), Georgia (Henry, Forsyth, South Fulton), and scattered activity in New Mexico, Ohio, New Jersey, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include Bernalillo County Fire & Rescue's RFB for EMS Medical Products (approximately $240,000 annually, 266 core medical items plus non-core supplies, due May 21, 2026), Williamson County's sole-source procurement of EZ-IO Needles and drills from Teleflex Medical (due July 7, 2026), Escambia County EMS's sole-source solicitation for Hamilton Medical consumables including circuit tubing and cannulas (due September 29, 2026), and the Purchasing Cooperative of America's RFP for Emergency Responders Equipment (due October 27, 2026, available to PCA members nationally). All-needs contracts with annual renewal options and standing order arrangements dominate the notice types; sole-source and direct-award procurements to OEM incumbents (Zoll, Teleflex, Hamilton, Vidacare) appear frequently, reflecting equipment ecosystem lock-in.