UNSPSC 42241517: Cast spreaders

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an in association with the creation and maintenance of a cast in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42241517 Cast spreaders, a Commodity code, shows limited recent alignment with state and local government procurement activity. The code nominally describes cast-removal equipment for orthopedic and medical applications; however, recent opportunities tagged under this code span medical supplies, physical health products, furniture for healthcare facilities, and law-enforcement equipment—none of which correspond directly to cast spreaders as a discrete product line. San Mateo Medical Center did solicit orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services in July 2026, a closer match to the code's scope, but the broader set of tagged opportunities suggests the code either captures only a small subset of cast-spreader purchasing or is infrequently used by state and local agencies for this product category. When relevant, state and local buyers appear to be healthcare systems and county medical centers rather than standalone equipment procurement offices.

Recent opportunities show issuing bodies concentrated in cooperative-purchasing vehicles serving multi-state and multi-jurisdiction participation. NASPO ValuePoint (administering through South Dakota) and Sourcewell (Minnesota) issued master-agreement RFPs in September and October 2026 for medical supplies and physical health products respectively, with response deadlines of November 9, 2026 and October 20, 2026. The State of California solicited furniture for an outpatient building through RFB-IS-27200016 (due July 28, 2026), and San Mateo Medical Center issued an RFP for orthopedic hardware extraction services (due July 1, 2026) with a three-year contract term and local-business preference available under county ordinance. Activity is limited to California and the cooperative-purchasing vehicles serving national and multi-state jurisdictions; no recent opportunities suggest concentration in a single state or region. The sparse and heterogeneous recent activity under this code suggests it merits watch rather than immediate pursuit unless your firm specializes in orthopedic extraction systems or cast-removal instrumentation for hospital systems.