UNSPSC 42294003: Surgical spoons

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a spoon during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901920.

UNSPSC 42294003 Surgical spoons (Commodity) shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—surgical handheld instruments—does not align with the recent opportunities tagged under it. San Mateo County Medical Center posted two RFPs in mid-2026 for laser equipment and surgical power instruments, and the State of California issued two IFBs for outpatient building furniture, none of which concern surgical spoons. A Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP for law enforcement equipment and a Nevada State Police RFQ for phlebotomy services are unrelated to the code's stated commodity. State and local health systems, counties, and state procurement offices are the issuing bodies represented in the recent notices, but the work solicited—capital equipment, facility furnishings, and professional services—falls outside surgical instrumentation procurement.

The geographic spread captures California (San Mateo County and state), Nevada, Minnesota, and Washington, but none of these opportunities map to surgical spoons. Without recent solicitations that actually target handheld surgical instruments under this code, no representative opportunities exist to cite. The mismatch between code designation and solicitation scope suggests either systematic miscoding or a gap in surgical spoon procurement activity across tracked state and local markets during the period shown. Vendors should verify whether opportunities in their target jurisdictions use alternative UNSPSC codes for surgical hand instruments or whether procurement activity under 42294003 occurs outside these tracked channels.