National Stock Number
6515-01-538-6189
National Stock Number (NSN) 6515-01-538-6189, or NIIN 015386189, (filter,blood transfusion) was assigned March 28, 2006 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 015386189 was cancelled on May 2, 2018, 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 4 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.
There has been very little demand for this national stock number. The demand for this NSN originated from less than 5 countries. 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) 51856. [A STERILE, IN-LINE TYPE ITEM WHICH IS USED FOR THE PREVENTION OF MICROEMBOLI TRANSFUSION DURING BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. MAY INCLUDE A POLYESTER SCREEN AND HOUSING, LEAKPROOF TAPERED SPIKE, MALE/FEMALE CONNECTIONS AT THE OUTLET PORT AND OTHER RELATED FEATURES. THIS ITEM IS COMPATIBLE FOR USE WITH BLOOD COLLECTING-DISPENSING BAG AND DONOR SET AND BLOOD RECIPIENT SET, INDIRECT TRANSFUSION.]. 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 6515015386189 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.