UNSPSC 42242108: Orthopedic traction hardware or weights

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as orthopedic hardware or weights in association with traction treatment procedures in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42242108 Orthopedic traction hardware or weights is a Commodity code that covers specialized medical equipment used to immobilize or apply controlled tension to fractured or injured limbs and the spine — items including traction frames, cervical collars, skeletal traction pins, pulleys, weights, and related hardware deployed in clinical settings and emergency departments. State and local governments procure these items through health departments, county hospitals, municipal emergency medical services, and public teaching medical centers to stock trauma bays, orthopedic wards, and pre-hospital response units. The products are typically purchased as part of broader capital equipment or medical supply contracts rather than as standalone line items.

The source provided contains no recent state or local contract opportunities tagged to this code, making it difficult to characterize current issuing-body concentration, geographic activity, or representative recent solicitations in the state and local market. Orthopedic traction hardware appears to move through existing medical supply frameworks or cooperative purchasing vehicles rather than standalone competitive procurements, and may see limited visibility in published RFP and IFB notices at the state and local level.