UNSPSC 42291808: Surgical clamp or forcep or surgical ligator accessories

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an accessory for a clamp, forcep, or ligator 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 surgical clamp or forcep or surgical ligator accessories under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42291808 Surgical clamp or forcep or surgical ligator accessories is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this classification do not align with the code's nominal scope of surgical hand instruments and their attachments. Instead, the opportunities reflect procurement for laser surgical equipment, surgical power instruments, outpatient building furniture, and law enforcement equipment — none of which constitute surgical clamps, forceps, ligators, or related accessories. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or that this UNSPSC designation has drifted from its intended product category in state and local procurement practice.

The source shows no recent opportunities that actually solicit surgical clamps, forceps, ligators, or their accessories. Business development professionals should verify with issuing bodies whether opportunities tagged under this code represent genuine demand for surgical hand instruments or whether the code has been repurposed for related surgical supplies or equipment that state procurement systems now classify here by practice rather than by design.