National Stock Number
6515-01-397-5257
National Stock Number (NSN) 6515-01-397-5257, or NIIN 013975257, (microscope,surgical) was assigned October 13, 1994 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 013975257 was cancelled on July 2, 2013, 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 5 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 3 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 2 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers 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: Not established. Not established.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 51997. [A BINOCULAR TYPE ITEM WITH A BUILT-IN FIBER OPTIC COAXIAL ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND OTHER RELATED FEATURES. IT IS USED FOR OPHTHALMIC, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT DURING SURGICAL PROCEDURES.]. 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 6515013975257 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.