UNSPSC 42294201: Cardiovascular or thoracic surgical instrument sets

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a cardiovascular or thoracic surgical set of instruments during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Cardiovascular or thoracic surgical instrument sets under 21 CFR 870.45 and under FDA product code OFA. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42294201 Cardiovascular or thoracic surgical instrument sets, a Commodity-level code, describes state and local procurement of Automated External Defibrillators, cardiac monitoring equipment, defibrillator batteries and accessories, and related emergency cardiac response devices. Recent solicitations show a gap between the code's formal scope and what public bodies actually buy under it—the posted opportunities center on AEDs and replacement batteries for emergency medical services and school facilities, not surgical instrument sets. School districts, county emergency services departments, state health agencies, and fire rescue operations dominate the issuing-body mix, with repeat buyers including Cobb County School District (which posted two RFQs for AED equipment and accessories in June and July 2026, each budgeted at approximately $50,000) and multiple state healthcare or emergency-response arms. Geographic spread spans Texas (Harris County, Sarasota County, Denton State Supported Living Center, Dallas, Bryan County), Georgia, Michigan (Utica Community Schools), Colorado (sole-source LIFEPAK procurement), and Florida (Marion County), with activity also visible through multistate cooperative purchasing vehicles such as NASPO ValuePoint.

Representative recent opportunities include Utica Community Schools' RFP for Automated External Defibrillators with a response deadline of October 28, 2026; Georgia's RFQ#26-210 for AEDs with quotes due September 2, 2026; Harris County's RFP for Automatic External Defibrillators and related items posted April 24, 2026 with a May 18, 2026 proposal deadline; and a NASPO ValuePoint master-agreement RFP for medical supplies (RFP 1433, sponsored by Idaho state agencies, with responses due November 9, 2026) that encompasses AED equipment within its broader medical-supplies scope. Sarasota County's quote request for 62 Cardiac Science Powerheart G5 AED batteries (due August 21, 2026) and Marion County's re-solicitation for LIFEPAK-compatible blood pressure cuffs, hoses, and accessories (posted April 29, 2026) illustrate the battery and accessory segment. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017685 for miscellaneous medical supplies at Denton State Supported Living Center (due August 19, 2026) included defibrillator pads among 39 line items valued at approximately $50,000 in the prior contract period.