UNSPSC 42292916: Reprocessed/ sustainable surgical suture or wire passers or related products

In this classification, this commodity indicates a Reprocessed (Reprocessing medical devices is a process that involves cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, and other procedures to make used devices safe for reuse) or Sustainable (made with recycled materials) product used as a suture or wire passer or related products during a surgical procedure in a medical setting.

UNSPSC 42292916 Reprocessed/sustainable surgical suture or wire passers or related products is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The five recent opportunities posted under this code encompass ultrasound systems, laser equipment for operating rooms, surgical power instruments, ventilator maintenance and repair services, law enforcement equipment, and intraosseous infusion devices — none of which align with the code's stated focus on reprocessed or sustainable surgical suture or wire passers. This misclassification suggests either systematic tagging errors in the underlying procurement databases or a broad and inconsistent interpretation of the code's intended scope across issuing jurisdictions.

The jurisdictions active under this code span Florida (Valencia College, Marion County, and Hillsborough County), California (San Mateo County), Washington state (through Sourcewell's multi-jurisdictional cooperative purchasing vehicle), and Minnesota (Sourcewell administrative base). Representative recent solicitations include San Mateo Medical Center's RFP for surgical power equipment (RFP, five-year term, posted May 7, 2026, with a proposal deadline of May 28, 2026), San Mateo County's RFP for laser equipment and operating room technical support (RFP, posted May 13, 2026, proposals due June 10, 2026), Hillsborough County's ITB for maintenance and repair services on 40 Vyaire LTV 1200 ventilators over three years (ITB 26-00275, due June 12, 2026, estimated contract value $140,225), and Marion County's procurement for Vidacare EZ-IO intraosseous infusion systems (09SS-103, posted May 4, 2026, due May 11, 2026). The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated taxonomy description and should not be relied upon as a reliable signal of market demand for reprocessed surgical suture or wire passers without verification against actual issuing-body procurement databases.