UNSPSC 42295448: Surgical splash guards

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

UNSPSC 42295448 Surgical splash guards is a Commodity code that, in practice, encompasses orthopedic hardware removal and extraction systems, spinal implants and related surgical supplies, and law enforcement equipment as state and local health systems and public safety agencies source supplies for acute-care operations. The recent solicitations show state and local buyers are procuring medical devices and surgical instrumentation on bill-only or as-needed service contracts, with performance spanning delivery, technical support, equipment sterilization and retrieval, and vendor-managed inventory for multi-specialty surgical programs. Issuing bodies include county-level health systems (San Mateo Medical Center), university-based health science centers (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio), and law enforcement procurement through state-level cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell on behalf of multiple Washington counties and other jurisdictions nationwide).

The code shows activity concentrated in California and Texas, with broader reach through Sourcewell's cooperative purchasing framework spanning Washington state, the broader Pacific Northwest, and participating entities across the United States and Canada. Representative recent opportunities include San Mateo Medical Center's RFP for orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services on an as-needed basis (due July 1, 2026), requiring five years of experience, ISO 13485:2016 certification, Northern California service capability, and local-business preference availability; the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio's RFP 745-26-P04 for multi-awarded spinal implants and related surgical supplies for a newly opened 144-bed hospital with 12 operating rooms (proposals due March 10, 2026), requiring five years of experience, FDA or CE certification, bill-only delivery with emergency four-hour and scheduled 24-hour response times, and mandatory HUB subcontracting plan submission; and Sourcewell's RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment on behalf of participating entities in Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties and other public entities (proposals due June 16, 2026 through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal). Health system buyers impose HIPAA compliance, products and general liability insurance ($1 million per occurrence), and compliance with state wage and living-wage ordinances.