UNSPSC 42221501: Arterial line catheters

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into an artery in an arterial lining procedure. US FDA regulates Arterial line catheters under 21 CFR 870.5150 and under FDA product code DXE. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42221501 Arterial line catheters, a Commodity code, covers specialized vascular access devices that state and local governments procure as part of broader medical supply and equipment programs for healthcare facilities, state-supported living centers, and public health agencies. Recent solicitations frame the code's actual scope: Texas Health and Human Services Commission is seeking catheters and IV stabilization devices alongside feeding tubes and enteral supplies for the Abilene State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017603 (due July 30, 2026); the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is sourcing infusion-therapy supplies and equipment for expanded outpatient infusion services across multiple medical specialties under RFP 74526P16 (due August 7, 2026); and California Department of Health Care Services is procuring ambulatory smart infusion pumps with integrated drug libraries, devices that deliver therapies via arterial and peripheral lines, under RFB 26201027 (due June 17, 2026). State health departments, state university health systems, and state-supported facility operators drive the majority of direct procurement under this code, though the broader medical-supply ecosystem—including cooperative purchasing vehicles like the Minnesota Multigovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (RFP S1070000017226, due July 20, 2026)—creates demand for full-line distributors stocking catheters and related vascular-access products.

Activity concentrates in Texas, California, and Minnesota, with Texas accounting for multiple recent solicitations across HHSC, state health services, and university health systems. The code shows steady but narrow recent activity; opportunities cluster in state healthcare procurement, medical equipment distribution contracts, and facility-level supply agreements rather than dispersed municipal or county buying. Representative current solicitations are infrastructure-heavy and favor established medical device distributors and specialty suppliers: the Texas HHSC catheter and IV-device procurement names specific manufacturers (Cardinal Health, C.R. Bard, Becton Dickinson) and is structured as a blanket purchase agreement with estimated unit volumes and a September 2026 start; the California RFB requires FDA clearance, biocompatibility certification, HIPAA Business Associate Agreements, and compliance with state purchasing forms and Certified Business Enterprise documentation. Winning vendors typically hold existing relationships with hospital procurement, state medical device licensure, and multi-year state contract experience.