National Stock Number
6515-01-518-2897
National Stock Number (NSN) 6515-01-518-2897, or NIIN 015182897, (needle,biopsy) was assigned March 8, 2004 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 015182897 was cancelled on October 2, 2016, 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 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.
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 requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 22456. [AN ITEM USED ON THE LIVING BODY TO REMOVE TISSUE, CELLS, OR FLUIDS FOR DIAGNOSIS.]. 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 6515015182897 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.