UNSPSC 42294534: Ophthalmic sphere introducers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an ophthalmic sphere introducer during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42294534 Ophthalmic sphere introducers, a Commodity code, shows little relevant recent activity under its nominal scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span fiber-optic splicing services, general medical supplies through cooperative purchasing, law enforcement equipment, and handheld retinal screening devices—none of which align with ophthalmic surgical instruments. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the source opportunities or minimal recent state and local procurement activity specifically for ophthalmic sphere introducers as a discrete product line.

The one substantively related solicitation is San Mateo Medical Center's October 1, 2026 RFP for handheld retinal screening devices and services (due November 6, 2026), which involves ophthalmic equipment but focuses on diagnostic imaging devices rather than surgical introducers. SMMC operates outpatient clinics, an acute-care hospital, and long-term care facilities across San Mateo County and Burlingame, California, with a three-year contract term, local-business preference scoring adjustments of 5 to 10 percentage points, and stringent HIPAA compliance, cyber-liability insurance ($5 million per occurrence), and EPIC EHR integration requirements. The remaining opportunities—Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative's fiber splicing contract (Florida, November 13, 2026), a NASPO ValuePoint medical supplies cooperative vehicle sponsored by Idaho (November 9, 2026), and Sourcewell's law enforcement equipment RFP—are unrelated to ophthalmic instruments. Given the absence of recent direct solicitations for ophthalmic sphere introducers, this code warrants close monitoring for activity but shows no current procurement momentum in the state and local space.