UNSPSC 42203427: Angiography introducer needles

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject or extract substances or fluids associated with a procedure. US FDA regulates Angiography introducer needles under 21 CFR 870.12 and under FDA product code DXT. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42203427 Angiography introducer needles is a Commodity code that appears to show a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not involve angiography, medical imaging, or cardiovascular equipment. Instead, the solicitations tracked include law enforcement equipment (Sourcewell RFP #061626), career technical education and advanced academics instructional resources (Klein ISD RFP #26-101), occupational health physicals and drug testing (Clay County IFB #2526054), and medical imaging equipment procurement (Texas A&M University System ITB TAMUS-ITB-25-0516). Of these four opportunities, only the Texas A&M ceiling-mounted flexible C-arm relates to medical procurement, but it addresses imaging apparatus, not angiography introducer needles. The issuing bodies span a cooperative purchasing vehicle (Sourcewell on behalf of Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima Counties in Washington), an independent school district (Klein ISD in Harris County, Texas), a county government (Clay County, Florida), and a higher-education system (Texas A&M). None of the recent postings directly address angiography introducer needles or cardiovascular catheterization supplies that the code nominally covers.

The geographic spread reflected in these four opportunities covers Washington, Texas, and Florida, with Sourcewell's cooperative structure spanning multiple states and Canadian jurisdictions. However, because the opportunities do not align with the code's stated purpose, this geographic distribution does not indicate genuine market activity in angiography introducer needles. The code shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement under its nominal scope; the tagging appears to reflect a misclassification rather than an actual market signal for angiography supplies.