UNSPSC 42292306: Surgical wire holding forceps or twisters

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a wire holding forcep or twister during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42292306 Surgical wire holding forceps or twisters is a Commodity code that encompasses specialized hand instruments used in operating room environments to manipulate, hold, and twist surgical wire during orthopedic, cardiac, and general surgical procedures. The code sees limited recent activity in state and local procurement; the five most recent opportunities tagged to this code do not reflect purchases of surgical wire forceps or twisters. Instead, the recent solicitations span laser equipment and technical support for operating rooms, surgical power instruments, outpatient building furniture, law enforcement equipment, and phlebotomy services—none of which align with the surgical wire instruments this code nominally covers. This mismatch suggests either classification error in the source data or the code's virtual absence from active state and local procurement activity.

The absence of relevant recent opportunities indicates the code warrants watchful monitoring rather than active pursuit at this time. When state and local procurement does engage with surgical instrumentation and OR equipment, it typically flows through county health systems and public hospital networks such as San Mateo Medical Center, which posted multiple RFPs for surgical equipment in 2026, or state healthcare facility capital programs. However, none of the recent opportunities in the source record name surgical wire forceps, twisters, or comparable hand instruments. Vendors with established relationships in operating room supply chains and accreditation with major public hospital systems in California, Nevada, Minnesota, and Washington may find future activity under related codes, but current sourcing signals under this specific commodity code are absent.