UNSPSC 42295552: Ventricular assist devices

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a ventricular assist device during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901920.

UNSPSC 42295552 Ventricular assist devices (Commodity) shows minimal relevant recent state and local activity. The code nominally covers implantable mechanical heart-support systems, but the recent opportunities posted under this code overwhelmingly solicit automated external defibrillators (AEDs), cardiac monitors, defibrillator accessories, and related emergency-response equipment—products that do not match the ventricular assist device scope. State and local procurement systems appear to have tagged emergency-care equipment with this code despite a fundamental scope mismatch. The issuing bodies span school districts (Utica Community Schools in Michigan, Cobb County School District in Georgia), county governments (Sarasota County, Bryan County in Georgia, Marion County in Florida, Harris County in Texas), city procurement offices (Dallas), state agencies (Colorado, Georgia, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell, NASPO ValuePoint). No repeat procurement patterns around actual ventricular assist devices appear in the recent record.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast and Texas, with postings from Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Colorado; secondary activity in Michigan and Minnesota. Representative recent opportunities include Utica Community Schools' RFQ for Automated External Defibrillators (due October 28, 2026), the State of Georgia's RFQ for AED equipment (RFQ#26-210, due September 2, 2026), Harris County's RFP for Automatic External Defibrillators and Related Items (due May 18, 2026), and NASPO ValuePoint's cooperative-purchasing RFP for medical supplies (due November 9, 2026, open to participating state and local entities). The code's application to emergency-response medical devices rather than implantable circulatory-support systems suggests either a taxonomy classification error in source systems or use of a catch-all code for miscellaneous cardiac and resuscitation equipment. If your firm pursues actual ventricular assist device contracts with state or local health systems, this code shows little relevant procurement signal and warrants direct outreach to target agencies rather than reliance on this classification.