UNSPSC 42295111: Operating room patient positioning devices for general use

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a general use positioning device in an operating room in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Operating room patient positioning devices for general use under 21 CFR 892.5050 and under FDA product code IYE. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 940290.

UNSPSC 42295111 Operating room patient positioning devices for general use is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it diverge significantly from the code's nominal scope. The code nominally describes patient positioning equipment, yet the recent solicitations—from San Mateo County Medical Center—concern laser equipment and technical support for OR use and surgical power instruments, neither of which fits the patient positioning device category. One additional opportunity, a California state information systems procurement, bears no relation to operating room equipment whatsoever, and a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP for law enforcement equipment is entirely outside health care. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated commodity definition.

San Mateo County Medical Center, a fully accredited public hospital and clinic system, has posted two RFPs—one in August 2026 for laser equipment and OR technicians and another in June 2026 for surgical power equipment to replace obsolete power instruments—both requiring compliance with the Living Wage Ordinance, HIPAA, Section 504 accessibility standards, and background clearance for all personnel. The surgical power RFP imposed five-year contract terms, minimum qualifications requiring five years of prior experience in manufacturing, sales, or leasing, insurance minimums of $1,000,000 general liability and professional liability with $5,000,000 cyber liability coverage, and local and small business preference points under San Mateo County's procurement preference ordinance. Neither solicitation disclosed specific budget or award values. The mismatch between the code's intended scope and the actual solicitations posted under it suggests that state and local procurement offices may be tagging these opportunities incorrectly or that the code definition does not align with how jurisdictions classify OR equipment procurement in practice.