UNSPSC 42291614: Surgical scissors

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a scissor during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates surgical scissors under 21 CFR 874.3540 and under FDA product code HDJ. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42291614 Surgical scissors, a Commodity code, covers handheld cutting instruments procured by state and local health care systems, hospitals, and multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicles to support inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures. The code appears primarily in cooperative-purchasing master-agreement RFPs and health system capital or supply contracts rather than standalone surgical-instrument tenders. State and local issuers use this code to aggregate demand across multiple jurisdictions and facilities, securing volume pricing and standardized product specifications for surgical suites.

Recent activity shows two broad procurement pathways: multi-state cooperative agreements (NASPO ValuePoint and Sourcewell) establishing master contracts available to hundreds of participating state, county, and municipal entities, and direct procurement by individual health systems such as San Mateo Medical Center. The NASPO ValuePoint Medical Supplies RFP 1433 (due November 9, 2026) and Sourcewell Physical Health Products RFP 102026 (due October 20, 2026) both seek master-agreement suppliers across broad medical-supplies categories; neither posting specifies surgical scissors in detail, reflecting how cooperatives bundle instrument families within wider commodity families to simplify vendor qualification and volume negotiation. California and Minnesota (through its Sourcewell cooperative) show recent procurement intensity under or adjacent to this code. The San Mateo Medical Center orthopedic hardware removal RFP (proposing deadline July 1, 2026, closed) demonstrates direct health system procurement of specialized surgical systems with rigorous qualification thresholds (ISO 13485 certification, five-year acute-care experience, $1 million per-occurrence general liability insurance, $5 million cyber liability). That contract structure—outcome-driven scope, performance standards, multi-year terms, and compliance mandates (HIPAA, Section 504, living wage, anti-kickback)—reflects the terms governing most state and local surgical-supply procurement under this code.