UNSPSC 42294511: Ophthalmic surgical knives or blades

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is either an accessory or consumable associated with ophthalmic surgical knives or blades or scissors. US FDA regulates Ophthalmic surgical knives or blades or scissors or accessories under 21 CFR 886.4350 and under FDA product code HNN. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901850.

UNSPSC 42294511 Ophthalmic surgical knives or blades is a Commodity code that shows no recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The four most recently posted opportunities under this code tag cover fiber splicing services, general medical supplies through cooperative purchasing, handheld retinal screening devices and services, physical health products, and law enforcement equipment — none of which involve ophthalmic surgical knives or blades. The mismatch suggests the code has been applied to these solicitations in error or as a placeholder within broader health-care or medical-equipment procurement categories rather than representing genuine demand for the product class the code names.

No representative recent opportunities exist for ophthalmic surgical knives or blades themselves. State and local buyers interested in ophthalmic surgical instrumentation should monitor category-level codes within the surgical-supplies family rather than this Commodity code, or verify whether procurement offices in their target jurisdictions are using alternative codes or nomenclature for eye-surgery instruments. The posting activity shown here reflects cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell, NASPO ValuePoint), a county medical center (San Mateo Medical Center), and a rural electric cooperative (Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative) — but none is soliciting the product this code describes.