UNSPSC 42296208: Surgical robotic retractor instruments

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

UNSPSC 42296208 Surgical robotic retractor instruments is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers automated pharmacy dispensing systems and law enforcement equipment—a scope mismatch suggesting the code's nominal designation does not align with what state and local buyers are actually tagging under it. State and local purchasing offices posting opportunities under this code include cooperative purchasing vehicles like Sourcewell serving multiple Washington counties and other jurisdictions nationwide, as well as large public healthcare systems like Harris Health System in Texas. The surgical robotic retractor instrument classification appears largely absent from recent solicitation activity; instead, the code is being applied to system-level procurements for medication distribution and equipment acquisition that fall well outside the code's stated scope.

Recent activity spans Washington and Texas. Sourcewell, a Minnesota service cooperative, issued RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026 for law enforcement equipment serving Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties and other jurisdictions across the United States and Canada, with proposals due June 16, 2026. Harris Health System, a public healthcare provider in Harris County, Texas, issued RFP #260061 in March 2026 to procure an automated pharmacy dispensing system for centralized distribution across multiple facilities, with proposal submission due April 13, 2026 and board award approval anticipated June 10, 2026. The scope mismatch between the code's nominal surgical instrumentation classification and these two representative opportunities—neither of which involves robotic retractor instruments—indicates the code shows little relevant recent activity for firms focused on the stated commodity.