National Stock Number
6515-01-397-9924
National Stock Number (NSN) 6515-01-397-9924, or NIIN 013979924, (ventriculostomy kit,drainage and monitoring) was assigned October 21, 1994 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 013979924 was cancelled on August 2, 2016, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled - USE." This NSN was replaced by NSN 6515014214279. 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, 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.
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) 52852. [A STERILE KIT CONSISTING OF A PALM GRIP DRILL WITH SPACER CLIPS AND GUIDE BASE, VENTRICULAR CATHETER WITH STYLET AND PLASTIC INSERT, LUER HUB WITH CAP, MALE END, TUNNELING TROCAR, COTTON APPLICATORS, GAUGE SPONGES, DISPOSABLE MEASURING TAPE, LATEX GLOVES, DISPOSABLE SCALPEL, FENESTRATED AND NONFENESTRATED DRAPE, AND OTHER RELATED ITEMS. ITEM IS USED FOR QUICK ACCESS THROUGH THE CRANIUM AND PRECISION PLACEMENT OF A VENTRICULAR CATHETER FOR INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE (ICP) MONITORING OR CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID (CSF) DRAINAGE. IT IS COMPATIBLE FOR USE WITH COLLECTION BAG AND TUBING SET, EXTERNAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM.]. 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 6515013979924 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.