UNSPSC 42293301: Surgical distractors

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a distractor during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates surgical distractors under 21 CFR 888.3040 and under FDA product code HTY. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901920.

UNSPSC 42293301 Surgical distractors is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show minimal alignment with the nominal category. The five most recent postings include laser equipment and technical support for operating rooms (San Mateo County Medical Center RFP), surgical power instruments (San Mateo County Medical Center RFP), outpatient building furniture (State of California IFB), law enforcement equipment (Sourcewell cooperative procurement RFP), and phlebotomy services for DUI investigations (Nevada State Police RFP). Only the surgical power and laser equipment solicitations bear any relevance to surgical instrumentation; the furniture, law enforcement, and phlebotomy postings are categorically unrelated to surgical distractors and appear to represent tagging mismatches rather than legitimate opportunities under this code's scope.

The code shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The two surgery-related opportunities—San Mateo County's Surgical Power RFP (due May 28, 2026) and Laser equipment and Techs for the OR RFP (due June 10, 2026)—represent county-level health authority procurement rather than the direct acquisition of distractor devices themselves. San Mateo County is the sole repeat issuing body in the recent postings. Geographic activity is concentrated in California and Nevada, with one multi-state cooperative procurement through Sourcewell (Minnesota-based service cooperative). Given the mismatch between the code's name and the substance of recent opportunities, firms evaluating this code should verify whether state and local procurement offices are actually using this commodity classification for surgical distractor procurement or whether the recent postings reflect data-entry errors in state and local eProcurement systems.