UNSPSC 42182701: Goniometers or arthrometers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an instrument that either measures an angle or allows an object to be rotated to a precise angular position or an instrument that measure the range of movement of a joint in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Goniometers or arthrometers under 21 CFR 886. 115 and under FDA product code HOX. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 903149.

UNSPSC 42182701 Goniometers or arthrometers is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its stated scope. The three opportunities on record reveal a fundamental mismatch: the code is nominally for measuring instruments used in physical therapy and orthopedic assessment, yet recent solicitations tagged under it address law enforcement equipment, career technical education supplies, blood pressure cuffs, and emergency medical consumables—none of which are goniometers or arthrometers. State and local procurement offices appear to be using this code as a catch-all for medical and safety equipment rather than for the specific joint-measurement devices the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies include a cooperative purchasing vehicle (Sourcewell, representing Minnesota and Washington jurisdictions), an independent school district in Texas, a county fire rescue department in Florida, and a municipal fire department in Florida, spanning diverse public sectors with no clear concentration in any single jurisdiction type or service area.

Recent opportunities show scattered geographic activity across Florida, Texas, Washington, and Minnesota, with no repeat buyers or discernible pattern of sustained procurement demand under this code. The most concrete opportunity—Hillsborough County Fire Rescue's purchase of Technicuff blood pressure cuffs through sole source, closed April 13, 2026, at $44,385.00—bears no functional relationship to goniometers. The City of Tampa's sealed bid for emergency medical supplies (Bid 26-P-00145, due March 13, 2026, estimated at $700,000.00) is a sheltered SLBE opportunity with a 5% discount, but again, the line items are first-aid consumables, not measurement instruments. The code shows no sustained demand signal and appears misapplied in practice; a vendor evaluating this code should verify whether recent RFPs and IFBs are actually seeking goniometers or arthrometers before committing business development resources.