UNSPSC 42294902: Endoscopic applicators or elevators

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an endoscopic applicators or elevators during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Endoscopic applicators or elevators under 21 CFR 876.15 and under FDA product code GCJ. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901819.

UNSPSC 42294902 Endoscopic applicators or elevators is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show minimal activity directly aligned with the code's nominal scope. Of five posted solicitations, three are clearly unrelated: Sourcewell's law enforcement equipment cooperative (RFP #061626, due June 16, 2026), Klein ISD's career technical education and advanced academics procurement (RFP #26-101, due June 5, 2026), and the State of California's outpatient building furniture solicitation (RFB-IS-26200730, due April 2, 2026). The two remaining California procurements—three separate RFBs for 1.8mm, 1.9mm, and 2.7mm arthroscopy accessory systems for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) surgery (RFBIS26200858, RFBIS26200859, RFBIS26200860, all due May 5, 2026)—involve arthroscopic instrumentation and optics systems that may fall within endoscopic scope, though the posting and bidding data suggest these are highly specialized surgical medical devices rather than standalone applicators or elevators as traditionally categorized under the code.

The geographic and issuing-body spread across recent activity is limited and scattered: the State of California dominates with four of five opportunities (arthroscopy kits and building furniture), while Sourcewell (serving multiple Washington counties and nationwide participating entities) and Klein ISD (Harris County, Texas) each account for one. The code shows little coherent activity and appears to function primarily as a catch-all category for specialized medical instrumentation that may not map cleanly to procurement practice. Vendors pursuing this code should verify directly with issuing bodies that their endoscopic or arthroscopic product categories align with solicitation scope, as the tagging appears inconsistent with the commodity definition.