National Stock Number
6515-01-381-3979
National Stock Number (NSN) 6515-01-381-3979, or NIIN 013813979, (cautery,battery operated) was assigned October 15, 1993 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 013813979 was cancelled on May 1, 2010, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled - Inactive." There is no known replacement specified for this stock number. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 3 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, there are no suppliers listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, there are no suppliers that are 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) 33775. [AN INSTRUMENT CONSISTING OF A BATTERY TYPE HANDLE WITH WIRE LOOP OR NEEDLE TYPE ELECTRODES HEATED BY A DIRECT GALVANIC CURRENT FOR CUTTING OR DESTROYING TISSUE. FOR CONTROL OF SMALL BLEEDING SOURCES AROUND EYELIDS AND FACE IN PLASTIC SURGERY, AND MICRO-SURGERY PROCEDURES ANYWHERE. LOW-HEAT ITEMS MAY BE USED IN OCULAR SURGERY PROCEDURES INCLUDING GLAUCOMA AND CATARACT SURGERY.]. 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 6515013813979 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.