UNSPSC 42294509: Needles or cystomes for ophthalmic surgery

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject or extract substances or fluids or an instrument used in opening the capsule of the lens in cataract operations. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901832.

UNSPSC 42294509 Needles or cystomes for ophthalmic surgery is a Commodity code that has generated little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The five most recently posted opportunities tagged to this code do not actually solicit ophthalmic surgical instruments. Instead, they cover law enforcement equipment (Sourcewell's cooperative RFP #061626), career and technical education instructional resources (Klein ISD RFP #26-101), arthroscopy accessory systems for temporomandibular joint procedures (California RFBs #26200858, #26200859, #26200860), and healthcare facility furniture (California RFB #26200730). The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being bought suggests either miscoding by the issuing bodies or that the code currently carries minimal relevant procurement volume in state and local markets.

No recent state or local opportunities for ophthalmic surgical needles or cystomes appear in the available records. Firms pursuing this commodity should monitor cooperative purchasing vehicles and state health-system procurement channels directly rather than relying on code-based activity alerts, as the UNSPSC classification does not appear to correlate consistently with actual sourcing patterns for ophthalmic instrumentation at the state or local level.