UNSPSC 42295409: Surgical applicators

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a applicator during a surgical procedure in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42295409 Surgical applicators, a Commodity code, covers surgical hardware extraction and removal systems, orthopedic implant instrumentation, and related surgical delivery and support services for acute-care hospitals and specialized surgical centers. State and local buyers under this code include county health systems, academic medical centers, and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multi-jurisdictional public sector entities. Work solicited ranges from bill-only spinal implant supply contracts requiring multi-vendor awards and emergency four-hour delivery to on-demand orthopedic extraction system services bundled with technical support, case management, and instrument retrieval.

Recent opportunities span California and Texas. San Mateo Medical Center (a San Mateo County public hospital) issued an RFP in July 2026 for orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services on an as-needed basis, requiring five years of acute-care hospital experience, ISO 13485:2016 certification, Northern California-based technical support, and $1 million general liability and products liability coverage; a local-business preference of 5 to 10 percent applies under San Mateo County Ordinance Code Chapter 2.89. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued an RFP (745-26-P04) for spinal implants and related supplies on a bill-only basis for its newly opened 144-bed Multispecialty and Research Hospital, with proposals due March 10, 2026; the contract encompasses cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral spinal constructs, artificial discs, pedicle screws, and interbody fusion devices, with multi-award structure and mandatory HUB Subcontracting Plans. A Sourcewell cooperative RFP (#061626) posted in May 2026 for law enforcement equipment represents a mismatch with the surgical applicators code scope and does not reflect relevant recent activity under this commodity.