National Stock Number
6515-01-289-9840
National Stock Number (NSN) 6515-01-289-9840, or NIIN 012899840, (support,ankle) was assigned December 3, 1988 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 012899840 was cancelled on October 2, 2014, 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.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Dec 01, 2020, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. This part is a commercial/non-developmental/off-the-shelf-item. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 37543. [AN ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE DESIGNED FOR ANKLE FLEXIBILITY OR TO HOLD IT IN A SEMI-RIGID POSITION. THE SUPPORT MAY HAVE AN OPEN TOE AND/OR OPEN HEEL. ONE WAY STRETCH. IT IS USED WHEN A RIGID CAST OR BRACE IS NOT INDICATED.]. 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 6515012899840 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.