UNSPSC 42295805: Surgical thermal ablation balloons

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a balloon during a surgical thermo ablation procedure in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901819.

UNSPSC 42295805 Surgical thermal ablation balloons is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses a much broader range of orthopedic and spinal surgical implants and extraction systems than its nominal title suggests. State and local health care systems—particularly public hospitals, academic medical centers, and county health networks—procure spinal implants, orthopedic hardware removal and extraction systems, artificial discs, pedicle screws, interbody fusion devices, and related surgical instrumentation on bill-only or service-delivery bases for acute-care operations. Issuing bodies include county health systems, academic health centers affiliated with public universities, and multispecialty hospital networks; San Mateo Medical Center and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have posted recent solicitations under this code family. Work is typically scoped as multi-awarded competitive procurement with several vendors meeting technical and financial requirements, often bundling equipment provision, technical support, instrument sterilization and retrieval, and emergency or scheduled delivery commitments tied to surgical schedules.

Recent activity clusters in California and Texas. San Mateo County's Medical Center issued RFP 666002526252 on July 1, 2026 (response due July 1, 2026) seeking orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services on an as-needed basis with five-year vendor experience, ISO 13485:2016 certification, Northern California technical support, and a three-year contract term; the solicitation offered a local-business preference of 5 to 10 percent under San Mateo County Ordinance. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio posted RFP 745-26-P04 on January 29, 2026 (responses due March 10, 2026) for spinal implants and related surgical supplies supporting a newly opened 144-bed, 12-operating-room facility with an estimated 240 spinal cases annually and mandatory Historically Underutilized Business subcontracting plan submission. A Sourcewell cooperative purchasing vehicle (RFP #061626, due June 16, 2026) tagged under law enforcement equipment does not align with the surgical-implant scope of this code and represents a mismatch in taxonomy assignment.