UNSPSC 42292904: Surgical suture or wire passers or related products

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a suture or wire passer or related products during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates surgical suture or wire passers or related products under 21 CFR 878.4493 and under FDA product code GAM. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901832.

UNSPSC 42292904 Surgical suture or wire passers or related products is a Commodity code nominally covering hand-held surgical instruments, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show minimal alignment with that scope. The posted solicitations instead address facility-level medical equipment (laser systems and surgical power instruments), healthcare facility furniture, and law enforcement equipment—none of which represent suture passers or related surgical hand instruments. The mismatch between the code's stated scope and actual procurement activity suggests either misclassification at the point of posting or that this code is not currently active for its intended commodity line in state and local markets.

The recent activity spans California (San Mateo County and state-level healthcare facility procurement) and a multi-state cooperative through Sourcewell (serving Washington counties and broader governmental entities nationwide), with three of five recent posts concerning healthcare facility furniture and equipment rather than surgical hand instruments. San Mateo Medical Center issued RFPs for Surgical Power (due May 28, 2026) and Laser equipment and Techs for the OR (due June 10, 2026), and the State of California posted multiple RFBs for outpatient building furniture (due June 4 and June 9, 2026). A separate Sourcewell cooperative RFP for Law Enforcement Equipment (#061626, due June 16, 2026) serves multiple Washington counties and nationwide public entities. Without recent evidence of state or local procurement specifically for surgical suture passers, wire passers, or closely related hand instruments, this code warrants skipping unless your firm has capability in facility-level medical equipment or healthcare furniture and can reposition toward the actual activity being posted.