UNSPSC 42296005: Annuloplasty rings

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a implant to reform leaky mitral valves by conforming to the the edge of the valve in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Annuloplasty rings under 21 CFR 870.38 and under FDA product code KRH. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 902129.

UNSPSC 42296005 Annuloplasty rings is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The three recent opportunities tagged under this code span law enforcement equipment, cardiac rhythm management implants, and spinal implants—none of which involve annuloplasty rings. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the state and local procurement systems recording these solicitations or an overly broad tagging practice that does not reflect the device categories actually being procured. State and local issuers soliciting medical devices under this code include a cooperative purchasing vehicle (Sourcewell, the Minnesota local government unit), a county hospital district (El Paso County Hospital District in Texas), and a university health system (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio). The absence of recent annuloplasty ring solicitations makes it difficult to characterize genuine buying patterns or issuing-body concentration under this code.

The recent activity shows geographic spread across Washington state (through Sourcewell's multi-jurisdictional framework), Texas (El Paso County and San Antonio), and broader U.S. and Canadian participation through the Sourcewell cooperative. Representative solicitations include Sourcewell RFP 061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment (due June 16, 2026), which is plainly outside the annuloplasty scope; the University Medical Center of El Paso RFP 784-03-26-001 for Cardiac Rhythm Management implantable devices including pacemakers and ICDs (due April 29, 2026); and UTHSA RFP 745-26-P04 for spinal implants on a bill-only basis (due March 10, 2026). Neither the cardiac nor spinal implant solicitations involve annuloplasty rings. The code appears inactive or severely mislabeled in current state and local procurement databases.