UNSPSC 42291613: Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a scalpel, knife, or blade during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines under 21 CFR 874.4420 and under FDA product code EMF. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42291613 Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines is a Commodity code that captures handheld cutting instruments and extraction systems used in acute-care surgical environments. State and local government procurement activity under this code includes both master-agreement vehicles for routine medical-supply sourcing and specialized orthopedic hardware extraction systems for hospital surgical services. The issuing bodies are primarily cooperative-purchasing consortia (NASPO ValuePoint, Sourcewell) administering on behalf of state and local government members, alongside direct procurements by county hospital systems. These cooperative vehicles serve state departments, counties, cities, school districts, and other public entities seeking volume pricing on medical supplies and surgical equipment.

Recent opportunities reflect two distinct procurement patterns. NASPO ValuePoint RFP 1433 (due November 9, 2026) and Sourcewell's Physical Health Products RFP 102026 (due October 20, 2026) are broad cooperative master-agreement solicitations establishing statewide or multi-state contracting vehicles for medical supplies with unspecified commodity breakouts; these vehicles target favorable pricing through collective purchasing. By contrast, San Mateo Medical Center's proposal request 666002526252 (due July 1, 2026) sought specialized orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services for three years, requiring five years of prior experience with acute-care hospital support, ISO 13485 certification, Northern California technical support, and $1,000,000 general and products liability coverage. Geographic activity centers on the Pacific region (California, Northern California service area), with multi-state cooperative vehicles administered through South Dakota and Minnesota reaching entities across numerous states. The orthopedic extraction opportunity represents the tightest alignment with the code's nominal scope, while the broad medical-supplies master agreements may encompass this code as one commodity category among many.