UNSPSC 42296312: Ureteroscopes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an endoscope for visually examining and passing instruments into the interior of the ureter in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Ureteroscopes under 21 CFR 876.15 and under FDA product code FGB. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 900630.

UNSPSC 42296312 Ureteroscopes is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local procurement opportunities tagged under it show minimal direct relevance to the code's nominal scope. The five most recent opportunities in the dataset include three solicitations from the State of California for arthroscopy accessory systems (1.8mm, 1.9mm, and 2.7mm TMJ arthroscopy kits), one from the State of California for outpatient building furniture, and one from Sourcewell (a Minnesota local government cooperative) for law enforcement equipment on behalf of participating entities in Washington state and elsewhere. Only the California arthroscopy solicitations bear any plausible connection to surgical instrumentation, though ureteroscopes and TMJ arthroscopy systems serve distinct anatomical specialties and surgical workflows. The furniture and law enforcement equipment opportunities appear unrelated to the code's intent entirely.

The arthroscopy opportunities—RFB-IS-26200858, RFB-IS-26200859, and RFB-IS-26200860—were posted by the State of California on April 16, 2026, with bid due dates of May 5, 2026, and require vendors to meet detailed technical specifications, submit mandatory compliance forms including Certified Business Enterprise certification, and provide firm fixed pricing. The State of California dominates the recent activity under this code, though the diversity of solicitation types and subject matter suggests either misclassification of opportunities at posting or substantial inconsistency in how purchasing offices tag surgical instrumentation procurement. Absent a consistent stream of urology-specific solicitations or direct references to ureteroscope procurement by state health departments, school districts, or county medical facilities, this code shows no clear, concentrated recent activity in its stated commodity area.