UNSPSC 42271649: Cough assist machine

Mechanical insufflator-exsufflators used to clear mucus from airways

UNSPSC 42271649 Cough assist machine is a Commodity code that sees sparse recent activity in state and local procurement. The code encompasses respiratory therapy equipment designed to assist patients with airway clearance, but the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically seeking cough assist machines or directly related respiratory devices. Instead, the block documents a broad mix of unrelated state and local purchases: comprehensive MRO supplies frameworks (City of Tucson), AED equipment and accessories (Huron Valley Schools, Cobb County School District, City of Dallas), surgical power instruments (San Mateo County), medical equipment maintenance (Hillsborough County, San Mateo Medical Center), and other healthcare and municipal goods and services. None of these opportunities explicitly call for cough assist machines or narrowly similar equipment.

The absence of direct recent activity under this code signals either minimal demand within state and local procurement or consistent use of alternative codes or vendor relationships to source this equipment. State and local governments that acquire cough assist machines typically do so through hospital systems, health departments, or specialized facilities—San Mateo Medical Center and Marion County Fire Rescue appear in the opportunities block for unrelated medical purchases, suggesting these entities may procure respiratory equipment separately or through existing relationships not currently visible in open solicitations. Business development professionals should monitor for hospital system RFPs, state health department purchases, and skilled nursing facility procurements where cough assist machines are more likely to appear, and consider whether this code represents the actual procurement path or whether eligible opportunities are tagged under broader respiratory, patient-care, or medical-equipment families instead.