National Stock Number
6515-01-285-0176
National Stock Number (NSN) 6515-01-285-0176, or NIIN 012850176, (swab,culture) was assigned September 4, 1988 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 012850176 was cancelled on April 2, 2006, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled WITHOUT Replacement." There is no known replacement specified for this stock number. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 2 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. None of the associated part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by one supplier. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, only one supplier is deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 24131. [AN ITEM USED IN MEDICAL FACILITIES FOR OBTAINING SPECIMENS FROM BODY TISSUES PREPARATORY TO BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS. IT CONSISTS OF A ROD MADE OF VARIOUS MATERIALS WITH A PLEDGET OF WOOL OR SIMILAR MATERIAL AT ONE END. THE PLEDGET HAS BEEN PROCESSED SO THAT IT HAS NO DETECTABLE BACTERIOSTATIC ACTIVITY.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 6515012850176 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.