UNSPSC 42271501: Apnea monitors

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a customized computer monitor that displays apnea specific levels. US FDA regulates Apnea monitors under 21 CFR 868.2375 and under FDA product code BZQ. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42271501 Apnea monitors is a Commodity code that in practice does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The five recent opportunities tagged to this code—ophthalmic instruments and accessories, law enforcement equipment, video laryngoscopes, career technical education resources, and tonometry equipment—fall outside the scope of respiratory monitoring devices that the code nominally describes. None of the opportunities represent apnea monitor procurement.

The mismatch suggests either classification drift in how issuing bodies are tagging medical device solicitations or a genuine absence of current state and local apnea monitor demand. The code shows no material activity aligned with its stated commodity definition based on recent posted opportunities.