UNSPSC 42293505: Surgical suction drain probes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a suction drain probe during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates surgical suction drain probes under 21 CFR 878.4580 and under FDA product code GBC. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 821300.

UNSPSC 42293505 Surgical suction drain probes is a Commodity code, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged to it show minimal direct relevance to the code's nominal scope. The solicitations posted under this code include laser equipment and technical support for operating rooms, surgical power instruments, and outpatient building furniture — none of which are surgical suction drain probes. A single law enforcement equipment cooperative procurement through Sourcewell is similarly unrelated. The mismatch suggests either misclassification at source or inconsistent tagging practices among issuing bodies. State and local procurement systems do tag opportunities with codes that do not match the actual work being bought, and this code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to its stated commodity definition.

The issuing bodies in the recent opportunities include San Mateo County (through San Mateo Medical Center), the State of California, and Sourcewell on behalf of multiple Washington state counties and other jurisdictions. Geographic concentration appears light across the identifiable opportunities, with activity centered in California and Washington. Two representative recent opportunities are San Mateo County's RFP for Surgical Power equipment (Solicitation 666002526249, due May 28, 2026) and the State of California's RFB for outpatient building furniture (Solicitation RFBIS26200984, due June 4, 2026). Neither represents the code's stated commodity. Vendors pursuing opportunities tagged to this code should verify the actual scope of work in the detailed RFB or RFP documents before investing proposal effort, as the mismatch between code assignment and solicitation content is pronounced.