UNSPSC 42294701: Heart and lung machines

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a heart and lung machine during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901819.

UNSPSC 42294701 Heart and lung machines (Commodity) shows limited direct alignment with recent state and local solicitation activity. The code nominally covers extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and cardiopulmonary bypass equipment, but the recent opportunities tagged under or near this code reflect a wider spectrum of medical equipment and surgical supplies — ventilator maintenance, spinal implants, ultrasound systems, intraosseous infusion devices, surgical power instruments, and laser equipment for operating rooms. The mismatch suggests either tagging inconsistency in source databases or that agencies purchasing perfusion-critical equipment route those buys through broader medical-device or surgical-supply procurement categories rather than this specific commodity code. Issuing bodies include county health systems (San Mateo County Medical Center), county commissioners (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state higher-education institutions (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Valencia College), school districts (Klein ISD), and state and local cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell). Repeat buyers are limited; San Mateo Medical Center appears twice, both times for operating-room equipment (laser systems and surgical power instruments) rather than perfusion devices.

Geographic spread is scattered across Florida (Hillsborough County, Marion County, Valencia College), Texas (Klein ISD, UT Health Science Center San Antonio), California (San Mateo County), and multi-state cooperative purchasing through Sourcewell. No concentrated regional demand emerges from the recent record. Representative recent solicitations include Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB 26-00275 for maintenance and repair services on 40 Vyaire Medical LTV 1200 ventilators over three years (estimated contract value $140,225, bids due June 12, 2026), and University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio's RFP 745-26-P04 for spinal implants and related surgical supplies on a bill-only basis for its Multispecialty and Research Hospital, with proposals due March 10, 2026. Neither represents heart-lung machine procurement directly. The code appears inactive or misaligned with current state and local purchasing patterns for perfusion-critical equipment.