UNSPSC 42294742: Total artificial heart

Form of a mechanical circulatory support in which the patient's native ventricles and valves are explanted and replaced by a pneumatically powered artificial heart.

UNSPSC 42294742 Total artificial heart, a Commodity code, covers implantable mechanical circulatory support devices designed to replace native cardiac function in end-stage heart failure patients. State and local governments procure these devices primarily through healthcare systems, county hospitals, and specialized cardiac care centers that serve as designated regional transplant and advanced heart failure treatment facilities. The devices represent high-cost, low-volume procurement where individual units command substantial per-unit pricing and procurement decisions typically flow through established medical device vendor relationships and health system capital equipment budgets rather than open competitive solicitation.

The <most-recent-state-local-contract-opportunities> block provided no entries for UNSPSC 42294742, indicating minimal or no recent posted solicitation activity under this code in state and local procurement channels. This absence is consistent with the commodity's characteristics — total artificial heart implantation occurs at a small number of specialized centers, procurement is often bundled with broader cardiac surgery support service contracts rather than solicited as a standalone device line, and buying decisions typically align with transplant center accreditation and surgeon training rather than general procurement cycles. Business development professionals should verify whether state and local health systems in target markets source these devices through existing prime contractors on statewide healthcare cooperative purchasing agreements or through single-source justifications to established cardiac device suppliers rather than through independent RFPs.