UNSPSC 42296401: Endoscope or instrument positioners or holders

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a positioner or holder for an endoscope or associated instrument in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Endoscope or instrument positioners or holders under 21 CFR 876.15 and under FDA product code PGU. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42296401 Endoscope or instrument positioners or holders is a Commodity code, but the recent opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with the nominal scope. The five most recent state and local solicitations include law enforcement equipment (Sourcewell cooperative), career technical education instructional resources (Klein ISD), specialized arthroscopy surgical systems (State of California, three separate RFBs for TMJ arthroscopy kits in varying sizes), and outpatient building furniture (State of California). Only the arthroscopy accessory solicitations from California appear tangentially related to surgical instrument positioning or holding; the remaining three opportunities—law enforcement equipment, school district instructional supplies, and healthcare facility furniture—fall outside the code's intended scope and suggest either miscoding by issuing bodies or use of the code as a catch-all for medical equipment procurement.

The issuing bodies include Sourcewell (a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative advertising on behalf of Washington counties and other U.S. jurisdictions), Klein Independent School District in Texas, and the State of California. Geographic activity concentrates in California (four of five recent solicitations) and Washington state (through Sourcewell's multi-jurisdictional cooperative vehicle), with one school district procurement in Texas. Representative recent opportunities are Sourcewell RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment (due June 16, 2026), Klein ISD RFP #26-101 for Career Technical Education and Advanced Academics resources (due June 5, 2026), and the State of California RFBs for 1.8mm, 1.9mm, and 2.7mm arthroscopy accessory systems (RFBIS26200859, RFBIS26200858, and RFBIS26200860, all due May 5, 2026). The code shows limited recent activity directly matching endoscope positioning or holding equipment; firms evaluating this code should verify alignment with their product lines before pursuing opportunities, as several recent postings appear to represent issuing-body coding errors rather than genuine demand under this Commodity classification.