UNSPSC 42182806: Patient sling scales

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a sling based scale to measure the body weight of a patient in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Patient sling scales under 21 CFR 880.2720 and under FDA product code FRW. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 842310.

UNSPSC 42182806 Patient sling scales, a Commodity code, covers mechanical and electronic scales designed to weigh patients suspended in fabric slings — equipment commonly procured by healthcare facilities, long-term care providers, and rehabilitation centers to measure patient weight for clinical assessment, medication dosing, and mobility management. State and local governments buy patient sling scales primarily through county health departments, municipal hospitals, independent school districts with health services, state departments of health or human services, and regional medical centers and skilled nursing facilities operated by county or regional authorities.

The source contains no recent state or local contract opportunities tagged to this code. Without posted solicitation activity in the recent-opportunities block, a clear assessment of geographic concentration, issuing-body frequency, or current market demand under UNSPSC 42182806 is not possible. Business development professionals should monitor state and local procurement channels directly for patient sling scale RFQs or ITBs from healthcare-operating jurisdictions, particularly in regions with large county hospital systems or state-operated long-term care networks, but should not expect regular or predictable activity under this narrow commodity code.