UNSPSC 42272004: Intubation stylets

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a stylet in an intubation procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Intubation stylets under 21 CFR 868.5790 and under FDA product code BSR. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42272004 Intubation stylets (Commodity) represents handheld video laryngoscopes and associated medical device accessories, capital equipment, and consumables purchased by county health departments and specialty medical centers. State and local governments are buying intubation and airway management equipment through single-source procurements and competitive bids driven by incumbent vendor relationships and departmental standardization. Issuing bodies include county health systems operating specialty care centers and county procurement offices managing multi-departmental medical equipment contracts. The scope extends to the device itself, related accessories, maintenance and service provisions, and consumables required for ongoing clinical use.

Recent activity centers in Florida and California. Collier County, Florida issued a Notice of Intent to Single Source procurement (PUR17682) on July 30, 2026, for GlideScope Go 2 handheld video laryngoscope equipment and accessories from Verathon Inc., with a challenge deadline of May 11, 2026, and a proposed contract term running May 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029. Santa Clara County, California released an Invitation to Bid (ITB-PRC-FY26-0664) on June 21, 2026, for ophthalmic instruments, services, supplies, and accessories with a bid due date of July 10, 2026; while this opportunity is nominally tagged to the code, the Santa Clara ITB centers on ophthalmology rather than intubation equipment, suggesting a UNSPSC tagging mismatch. The code shows limited recent activity aligned with its core scope of intubation stylets and airway devices. A Sourcewell cooperative procurement (RFP #061626) posted May 12, 2026, for law enforcement equipment is similarly misaligned with the code's medical device focus.