UNSPSC 42296105: Cranial meshes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a mesh based utility for use in reconstructive neurosurgical procedures in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Cranial meshes under 21 CFR 882.5320 and under FDA product code GWO. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42296105 Cranial meshes, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with recent state and local solicitations. The three posted opportunities tagged under this code—a Sourcewell cooperative law enforcement equipment RFP, a University Medical Center of El Paso cardiac rhythm management implant RFP, and a University of Texas Health Science Center spinal implants RFP—involve medical implants and law enforcement goods that fall outside the cranial mesh product category. The code appears to capture orthopedic and cardiac device procurements rather than cranial-specific mesh products, suggesting either tagging misalignment in the underlying opportunities or a code definition that does not match the work state and local health systems are actually buying under it.

Recent activity spans Texas and Washington state, with health systems in El Paso and San Antonio and Sourcewell (based in Minnesota but administering regional cooperative agreements across multiple states including Washington) as issuing bodies. The El Paso RFP (due April 29, 2026) seeks dual vendors for pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization devices, weighted toward product quality (35%) and physician experience (20%). The San Antonio RFP (due March 10, 2026, with question deadline February 23, 2026) procures spinal implants and surgical supplies on a bill-only basis for a newly opened 144-bed hospital, emphasizing cost and service quality equally (20 points each) and requiring HUB subcontracting plans from all proposers. Neither opportunity directly addresses cranial mesh applications; the code shows little relevant recent activity in state and local health procurement.