UNSPSC 42321610: Spinal screws or screw extensions

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a spinal screw in a surgical procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Spinal screws under 21 CFR 888.3050 and under FDA product code KWP. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 902110.

UNSPSC 42321610 Spinal screws or screw extensions, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope covers orthopedic implant hardware, yet the four most recent opportunities tagged to this code involve furniture supply for a California outpatient building, orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services through San Mateo Medical Center, law enforcement equipment through a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, and career technical education instructional resources through a Texas school district. Only the San Mateo Medical Center solicitation—requesting orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services compatible with multiple implant manufacturers, including screws and intramedullary nails—bears direct relevance to spinal implant components. The State of California, San Mateo County, Sourcewell (on behalf of multiple state and local jurisdictions), and Klein Independent School District represent the issuing bodies in recent postings, spanning state health agencies, county hospital systems, cooperative purchasing consortia, and school districts.

The two opportunities with any orthopedic connection appear in California: the State of California's furniture procurement (due July 28, 2026, IFB format) and San Mateo Medical Center's three-year orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services contract (proposals due July 1, 2026, RFP format, with local-business preference of 5 to 10 percent available under San Mateo County ordinance). The San Mateo solicitation requires ISO 13485:2016 certification, five years of documented experience with acute-care hospital support, Northern California service availability, and technical support for universal extraction systems compatible with broad-range orthopedic implant systems; insurance requirements include $1,000,000 general and products liability per occurrence and $5,000,000 cyber liability. The code shows no discernible recent activity concentrated in any single state or region beyond the two California opportunities noted. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and most tagged opportunities suggests either classification error in the source data or that this code receives minimal genuine state and local procurement volume.