UNSPSC 42295423: Surgical sharps or sponge counters

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

UNSPSC 42295423 Surgical sharps or sponge counters is a Commodity code that in recent state and local activity encompasses orthopedic surgical instrumentation, extraction systems, and spinal implant products used in acute-care hospital operating rooms. The code's nominal scope appears misaligned with the concrete work being solicited — recent opportunities target orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services, comprehensive spinal implant systems including rods, screws, cages, and interbody fusion devices, and related surgical supplies for multi-specialty hospitals rather than traditional sharps or sponge counting equipment. Issuing bodies include public health care systems (San Mateo County Medical Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving broad public-sector participation (Sourcewell on behalf of participating counties and municipal entities). The mix reflects hospital systems and their surgical services as the primary buyers, though the Sourcewell cooperative procurement for law enforcement equipment in the recent block appears unrelated to the code's surgical instrumentation scope and signals potential tagging misalignment.

Geographic activity centers on California (San Mateo County) and Texas (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) based on recent solicitations posted January through July 2026. Representative opportunities include San Mateo Medical Center's RFP for orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services (response due July 1, 2026), which requires five years of experience, ISO 13485:2016 certification, Northern California service availability, and compliance with San Mateo County's 5 to 10 percent local-business preference; and University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio's RFP 745-26-P04 for spinal implants and related supplies (due March 10, 2026), a bill-only multi-awarded contract for a new 144-bed facility with mandatory HUB Subcontracting Plan submission and pricing inclusive of all labor, equipment, materials, and delivery within four hours for emergency cases. The code shows limited recent activity aligned to its nominal scope, with only two clearly relevant surgical-instrumentation opportunities among the three records provided.