UNSPSC 42294508: Ophthalmic needle irrigating or aspirating tips

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an ophthalmic needle irrigating or aspirating tis during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901850.

UNSPSC 42294508 Ophthalmic needle irrigating or aspirating tips is a Commodity code showing minimal relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes specialized ophthalmic surgical instruments — needles designed for irrigation or aspiration during eye procedures — yet the recent opportunities posted under this code span fiber-optic splicing services, general medical supplies, retinal screening devices, physical health products, and law enforcement equipment. These solicitations bear no meaningful connection to ophthalmic needle instruments. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding or that this code sits dormant in active state and local procurement.

No recent state and local opportunities specifically soliciting ophthalmic needle irrigating or aspirating tips appear in the available record. The opportunities tagged to this code — including Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative's fiber splicing RFP (due November 13, 2026), San Mateo Medical Center's handheld retinal screening devices RFP (due November 6, 2026), and Sourcewell's cooperative purchasing RFPs for physical health products and law enforcement equipment — represent distinct commodity families unrelated to the code's stated scope. Without active procurement signals grounded in the code's actual definition, no geographic concentration, issuing-body pattern, or market activity can be established. Pursuit under this code should be deferred pending either clarification of its active use within state and local procurement systems or emergence of authentic ophthalmic needle solicitations.