How do you look up images of medical equipment set items using the NSN?

2018-09-25T10:56:33-04:00

I'm trying to create an inventory book with images to streamline the inventory process. As you're all familiar with, the nomenclature isn't often very descriptive and it's even worse with medical equipment. My goal is to create a binder that has a few items on each page with the NSN nomenclature, a "translation" for what it is, and then an image next to it. I know I can't be the only person who's thought of this and I'm sure it's been done before, my question is, is there a way to look up an item's image using its NSN? Thanks in advance.

Response by Lt Col Charlie Brown made Sep 25 at 2018 11:00 AM

2018-09-25T11:00:05-04:00

The Defense logistics Information Services (FLIS) currently contains about 14 million active and inactive U.S. National stock numbers.
NSNs Available through WebFLIS:
WebFLIS Has a Public Query and a Restricted / Sign-on version.
Display pictures for associated NSNs.
These are representative pictures only of the item of supply. As they are a generic representation, they may not look exactly like the item of production the user may receive in response to a requisition.
If an NSN has a picture available, it will be displayed on the WebFLIS NIIN Output Data screen in a "thumbnail" picture.
The user may click on the picture for an enlarged version of the picture.
For more detailed information, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions section on the WebFLIS Home Page.