UNSPSC 42291612: Surgical rongeurs

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a ronguer during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates surgical rongeurs under 21 CFR 872.4565 and under FDA product code EMH. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42291612 Surgical rongeurs is a Commodity code that captures orthopedic and surgical hand instruments used in extraction, removal, and tissue manipulation during surgical procedures. State and local procurement activity under this code centers on hospital systems and medical centers acquiring specialized surgical instrumentation for acute-care and outpatient surgical programs. The issuing bodies soliciting under the code are primarily health care delivery systems — public hospital authorities, county medical centers, and outpatient surgery facilities — rather than broad municipal or school district buyers. These organizations typically procure surgical instruments as part of capital equipment budgets for operating rooms, orthopedic departments, and surgical specialty programs, often bundling rongeurs with related extraction systems and hardware removal kits to support high-volume or specialized procedures.

Recent activity shows San Mateo County Medical Center (a county-operated acute-care hospital system) issuing an RFP for orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services in Northern California as of July 1, 2026, with evaluation weighted heavily on firm qualifications (25 points), team qualifications (20 points), project approach (30 points), and price (25 points), requiring ISO 13485 certification and demonstrated five-year experience supporting acute-care hospitals. The State of California issued a concurrent furniture and outpatient building supply RFB (RFBIS27200016) due July 28, 2026, that carries CBE certification requirements and potential set-asides for minority-owned, women-owned, or designated business enterprises. Geographic activity centers on California. The code shows limited recent state and local solicitation volume; the majority of posted opportunities under related UNSPSC categories in the recent window address law enforcement equipment, school district academic resources, and facilities furniture rather than surgical instrumentation specifically.