UNSPSC 42291802: Surgical clamps or clips or forceps

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a clamp, clip, or forcep during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates surgical clamps or clips or forceps under 21 CFR 870.4450 and under FDA product code DXC. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42291802 Surgical clamps or clips or forceps is a Commodity code that nominally names hand-held surgical instruments for grasping, clamping, or approximating tissue during procedures. The recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code, however, show little alignment with that scope — the five visible records include laser equipment and technical support for operating rooms, surgical power instruments, outpatient building furniture, law enforcement equipment, and phlebotomy services, none of which are surgical clamps, clips, or forceps. The code shows minimal relevant recent activity for vendors in the core surgical-instrument market.

The geographic spread across recent postings includes California (San Mateo County and the State of California), Washington (Sourcewell cooperative involving Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties), and Nevada (Nevada State Police, Douglas County area). Two concrete recent opportunities with the narrowest relevance are San Mateo Medical Center's RFP for surgical power equipment replacement (posted June 29, 2026, RFP with a May 28, 2026 proposal deadline) and the State of California's RFBs for outpatient building furniture (posted May 20, 2026, with June 4–9, 2026 bid deadlines), both reflecting capital-equipment procurement rather than consumable or hand-held surgical instruments. The mismatch between code assignment and actual procurement scope suggests this Commodity code is not the primary vehicle for surgical clamp, clip, and forceps procurement in state and local markets, or that issuers are misclassifying their solicitations.