UNSPSC 42294702: Intraaortic balloon pumps

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a intraaortic balloon pump during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 841370.

UNSPSC 42294702 Intraaortic balloon pumps is a Commodity code representing specialized cardiac surgical devices used in acute-care hospital settings. The recent opportunities posted under this code show a significant mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity: none of the four most recent state and local contract opportunities involve intraaortic balloon pumps or related cardiac devices. Instead, the opportunities span furniture supply for healthcare facilities, orthopedic hardware extraction services, law enforcement equipment procurement through a cooperative purchasing vehicle, and career and technical education instructional resources. This code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its medical device classification.

The geographic spread of the misaligned opportunities spans California (State of California outpatient building furniture and San Mateo Medical Center orthopedic services), Minnesota (Sourcewell cooperative purchasing on behalf of multiple Washington and other western states), and Texas (Klein Independent School District). Given the absence of solicitations actually procuring intraaortic balloon pumps or related cardiac assist devices in the recent-opportunities block, this code does not present a clear current procurement target for vendors supplying the device category it nominally covers.