SMET

What SMET does

SMET (OOO «СМЕТ») is a Russian medical device manufacturer headquartered in Tomsk, Siberia, specializing in endoscopic instruments made from nitinol (NiTi), a bioinert nickel-titanium shape-memory alloy with elasticity comparable to living tissue. Founded in 1991, the company designs and produces bioelastic nitinol stone extractors (baskets) for use with both flexible and rigid reusable endoscopes, serving three medical specialties: urology (removal of urinary stones), laparoscopic/percutaneous surgery (minimally invasive stone removal), and gastroenterology (biliary stone extraction and lithotripsy). The product portfolio spans multiple proprietary basket designs — including Khachin, Dormia, Bucket, Tulip, Forceps, Tipless, End, and Side variants — along with supporting accessories such as extractor sets, catheters, basket pushers, manipulator handles, and stents.

The company's competitive positioning rests on its claim as the sole domestic Russian manufacturer of nitinol endoscopic instruments, supported by 30+ years of accumulated metallurgical know-how, a portfolio of patents for nitinol instruments and extraction methods, and ongoing R&D for new NiTi-based medical products. SMET maintains dedicated production at its Tomsk facility and a small in-house R&D function, and has been supported since its founding by FASIE, a Russian government fund that backs small enterprises in science and technology.

SMET operates a B2B direct sales model targeting medical institutions — hospitals, clinics, and specialist departments — through its website (smet.bz), which supports price requests, customer account registration for medical professionals, and product catalog downloads. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company supplements its sales motion with a content-marketing ecosystem that includes translated international urology research articles, a YouTube channel for product demonstrations, and a VKontakte community for Russian-speaking medical professionals. Geographic scope is concentrated in Russia's domestic market (particularly Siberia), with no documented international sales operations despite an English-language website option.

Name

SMET

Legal name

OOO SMET

Website

https://smet.bz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SMET is a Tomsk, Russia-based medical device manufacturer founded in 1991, producing bioelastic nitinol (NiTi) endoscopic stone extractors — baskets, stents, and accessories — for urology, laparoscopic, and gastroenterology procedures, sold B2B to domestic hospitals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Endoscopic Medical Devices

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAHAKAI

Kidney Stone Management & Lithotripsy Devices

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Medical Devices & Diagnostics/Renal & Dialysis Devices

SECONDARYHLAHADAN

Endoscopic Therapeutic & Access Devices (Trocars, dilators, biopsy/ablation tools)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Medical Devices & Diagnostics/Surgical Instruments, Endoscopy & OR Equipment

Keywords

• Nitinol medical devices
• Endoscopic instruments
• Stone extraction devices
• Bioelastic shape memory alloy
• Urological extractors

Headquarters

HQ city

Tomsk

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Sales: Sale of nitinol-based endoscopic instruments including stone extractors, baskets, stents, and related medical devices to healthcare institutions. Products are available in various configurations for different endoscopic procedures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SMET manufactures bioelastic nitinol (NiTi) endoscopic instruments for flexible and rigid reusable endoscopes. Its core products are stone extractors — baskets, stents, and complete extractor sets — used by medical institutions to remove urinary, biliary, and gastrointestinal stones during urological, laparoscopic, and gastrological procedures. The company also conducts R&D on new NiTi medical products.

Product overview

SMET (OOO «СМЕТ») is a Russian medical device manufacturer based in Tomsk, specializing in endoscopic instruments made from nitinol (NiTi) alloy. Founded in 1991, the company produces a comprehensive portfolio of bioelastic nitinol extractors for removing urinary and biliary stones, serving three primary medical specialties: urology (uroextractors), laparoscopic surgery (percutaneous extractors), and gastroenterology (gastroextractors). The product line centers on nitinol baskets with various designs (Khachin, Dormia, Bucket, Tulip, Forceps, Tipless, End, Side baskets) that are compatible with both flexible and rigid reusable endoscopes. Supporting products include stents, extractor sets, catheter options, basket pushers, and manipulator handles. The company emphasizes its R&D capabilities for developing new NiTi-based medical products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Urological Extractors (Уроэкстракторы) Nitinol-based stone extractors designed for urological procedures, used with flexible and rigid endoscopes for removal of urinary stones.
• Percutaneous/Laparoscopic Extractors (Перк-экстракторы) Percutaneous extractors for laparoscopic procedures, designed for stone removal through minimally invasive surgical access.
• Gastrointestinal Extractors (Гастроэкстракторы) Extractors for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures, used for biliary stone removal and related interventions.
• Nitinol Baskets (Нитиноловые корзинки) Bioelastic nitinol baskets for endoscopes including Khachin, Dormia, Bucket, Tulip, Forceps, Tipless, End, and Side basket variants, used for stone capture and removal during endoscopic procedures.
• Stents (Стенты) Medical stents produced by the company for endoscopic procedures.
• Extractor Sets (Набор экстракторов) Complete sets of extractors combining various basket types and catheters for comprehensive stone removal procedures.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Nitinolojik (NDC / Memry): Nitinol component manufacturers such as Memry supply shape-memory alloy material and fabricated nitinol components to medical device OEMs, comparable as upstream enablers of the same material science platform that SMET exploits.

Direct peers

• Medi-Globe (Amed Therapeutics): Medi-Globe manufactures nitinol stone extraction baskets, graspers, and gastroenterology accessories — a closely comparable European mid-size specialty player competing in the same niche as SMET.
• Cook Medical: Cook Medical is a global leader in stone management devices, including nitinol stone extractor baskets used in ureteroscopy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy — directly comparable to SMET's urological and percutaneous extractors.
• Coloplast: Coloplast's urology business markets stone extraction baskets and retrieval devices used in ureteroscopy, directly overlapping with SMET's urological extractor portfolio.
• Boston Scientific: Boston Scientific's Urology/Pelvic Health division sells nitinol stone retrieval baskets, graspers, and ureteral access devices for endoscopic stone removal, directly competing with SMET's core product line.

Broad incumbents

• Olympus Medical: Olympus is a dominant endoscopic systems company whose urological and gastrointestinal portfolios include stone extraction baskets compatible with both flexible and rigid endoscopes — the same use case as SMET's products.
• Karl Storz: Karl Storz is a leading global rigid endoscope and accessory manufacturer offering a wide range of urological and laparoscopic instruments, including stone retrieval devices that overlap with SMET's product range.
• Stryker: Stryker's endoscopy and urology segments supply stone management baskets and laparoscopic instruments to hospitals globally, providing a large-incumbent benchmark for SMET's product category.

Regional players

• ROCAMED: ROCAMED is a Europe-based urology and endourology device manufacturer offering nitinol stone extractors and baskets — a regional player with overlapping product coverage to SMET but focused on European markets.

Emerging players

• Crospon: Crospon develops endoscopic and gastroenterology devices; while smaller and Ireland-based, it represents an emerging specialty medical device company competing in adjacent endoscopic niches.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCFYWNzZRtDlqXnNXfi3xoSA

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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