UNSPSC 42292604: Surgical dilator or probe or groove accessories

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a component or attachment for an instrument cleaning device used during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates surgical probes or directors under 21 CFR 878.44 and under FDA product code GEI. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule surgical dilator or probe or groove accessories under HS 901920 and 901890.

UNSPSC 42292604 Surgical dilator or probe or groove accessories (Commodity) shows limited direct correlation to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally covers surgical hand instruments and accessories, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code predominantly involve laser equipment and technical staffing, surgical power instruments, outpatient furniture, law enforcement equipment, and phlebotomy services—procurement categories that fall outside the scope of dilators, probes, or grooves accessories for surgical use. San Mateo County Medical Center, the primary repeat buyer in the recent-opportunities block, is soliciting for laser equipment with OR technical support and surgical power instruments via RFP, neither of which aligns with the commodity code's stated scope. The California State procurement activities tagged to this code involve outpatient building furniture (RFB-IS-26200984 and RFBIS26200986, due June 4 and June 9, 2026 respectively), which also diverge materially from surgical instrument accessories. A Sourcewell cooperative procurement (RFP #061626, due June 16, 2026) for law enforcement equipment and a Nevada State Police phlebotomy services solicitation (65DPSS3788, due April 16, 2026) appear unrelated to the commodity's core product line.

The mismatch between code taxonomy and actual procurement content suggests either tagging inconsistency in the issuing systems or that this commodity code currently carries minimal state and local solicitation activity aligned with its defined product family. No recent opportunities in the block represent straightforward purchases of surgical dilators, probes, or groove accessories. Business development professionals evaluating this code should verify directly with issuing bodies whether future opportunities for surgical hand instruments and accessories will be re-tagged more accurately, as the current signal does not support activity in the commodity's intended market.