UNSPSC 42296204: Surgical robotic graspers or forceps

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a grasper or pair of forceps during a robotic surgical procedure in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42296204 Surgical robotic graspers or forceps is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, shows minimal alignment between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being procured. The two recent opportunities posted under this code involve law enforcement equipment (body armor, weapons systems, protective gear) and an automated pharmacy dispensing system for a hospital network—neither of which corresponds to surgical robotic instruments. State and local procurement offices appear to have applied this code as a catch-all or administrative classification rather than reflecting genuine purchasing activity for the product category the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies include Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based service cooperative acting as the contracting office on behalf of multiple counties and public entities, and Harris Health System, a Texas public healthcare provider.

Geographically, recent activity clusters in Washington state (through the Sourcewell cooperative serving Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima Counties) and Texas (Harris County). Sourcewell's RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment closed June 16, 2026, and targets thousands of participating governmental agencies and public entities across the United States and Canada through a cooperative purchasing framework. Harris Health System's RFP #260061 for an automated pharmacy dispensing system, posted March 6, 2026, with a response deadline of April 13, 2026, represents a single health system procurement with system implementation scheduled for November 2026 and go-live in September 2027. Neither opportunity involves surgical robotic instruments, suggesting that buyers seeking such equipment do not routinely use this code or that the code itself is underutilized for its intended commodity classification in state and local procurement.