UNSPSC 42294522: Ophthalmic plug punctums or lachrimal dilators or sets

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an ophthalmic plug punctum, lachrymal dilator, or set during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901850.

UNSPSC 42294522 Ophthalmic plug punctums or lachrimal dilators or sets is a Commodity code, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show no procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The three opportunities in the record—fiber splicing maintenance (Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative), handheld retinal screening devices (San Mateo Medical Center), and cooperative purchasing for medical supplies and law enforcement equipment (Sourcewell and NASPO ValuePoint)—are unrelated to ophthalmic surgical instruments or diagnostic devices. Only the San Mateo Medical Center solicitation touches healthcare ophthalmic work, but it targets retinal screening hardware and EPIC integration services rather than punctal plugs or lacrimal dilators. The code shows little relevant recent activity under its actual scope.

The mismatch between code nomenclature and posted opportunities suggests either tagging error or suppressed demand for ophthalmic punctal and lacrimal supplies in state and local procurement at this moment. Business development professionals evaluating this code should verify whether their target accounts—county health systems, teaching hospitals, or ophthalmology clinics within state university systems—are procuring these instruments through alternative codes, direct vendor relationships, group purchasing organizations, or federal supply schedules rather than formal RFP cycles. Without recent state or local RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB activity under this code, pipeline visibility is minimal.