UNSPSC 42294510: Sponges for ophthalmic surgery

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a sponge for ophthalmic surgery during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Sponges for ophthalmic surgery under 21 CFR 886.3340 and under FDA product code HQX. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901850.

UNSPSC 42294510 Sponges for ophthalmic surgery, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local purchasing activity. The code's stated product category—surgical sponges for eye procedures—does not match the four recent opportunities posted under it, which instead cover fiber splicing services, broad medical supplies through cooperative purchasing, handheld retinal screening devices and services, physical health products, and law enforcement equipment. None of these represent ophthalmic surgical sponges or related consumable supplies. The mismatch suggests either a tagging or data-classification inconsistency in the source material rather than genuine procurement demand under the code's stated scope.

The four recent opportunities originate from diverse issuing bodies spanning a special-purpose electric cooperative (Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative in Florida), a state health authority working through a cooperative vehicle (Idaho via NASPO ValuePoint), a county public hospital system (San Mateo Medical Center in California), and two instances of Sourcewell, the Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative acting on behalf of its participating entities. Geographic spread includes Florida, California, Minnesota, Idaho, and Washington. With no recent opportunities substantively linked to ophthalmic surgical sponges, the code presents limited visibility into actual state and local procurement demand for the product category it names. A firm evaluating this code should verify whether the tagging reflects genuine purchasing patterns or represents a classification anomaly in the state and local procurement data source.