If you’re creating a portable urology instrument inventory for a freelancing/visiting urologist, the goal is to have a compact yet comprehensive set that covers 90–95% of routine endourological procedures while avoiding unnecessary duplication. It is often useful to divide it into a Lower Urinary Tract Set and an Upper Urinary Tract Set, with a separate list of accessories and consumables.

Lower Tract Kit

Diagnostic Equipment

  • 17 Fr Rigid cystoscope sheath
  • 19 Fr Rigid cystoscope sheath
  • 22 Fr Cystoscope sheath
  • 30° telescope (4 mm)
  • 70° telescope
  • Bridge with working channel
  • Obturators for each sheath

Operative Cystoscopy

  • Optical internal urethrotomy sheath
  • Cold knife (Sachse) with straight blade
  • Spare blades
  • Working element

Urethral Instruments

  • Urethral dilators (Van Buren)
  • Metal sounds
  • S-curved dilators
  • Filiforms and followers (optional)

TUR Equipment

  • Bipolar resectoscope sheath (24/26 Fr)
  • Inner sheath
  • Outer sheath
  • Obturator
  • Working element (active/passive)
  • Cutting loop
  • Roller electrode
  • Button electrode
  • Vaporization electrode (optional)

Stone Instruments

  • Stone punch
  • Stone grasping forceps
  • Three-prong graspers
  • Alligator forceps
  • Foreign body forceps

Biopsy Instruments

  • Cold cup biopsy forceps
  • Flexible biopsy forceps (if flexible cystoscopy available)

Catheter Accessories

  • Foley catheter introducer
  • Catheter guide
  • Councill tip introducer
  • Catheter punch

Miscellaneous

  • Bladder evacuator (Ellik)
  • Toomey syringe
  • Irrigation tubing
  • Light cable
  • Camera coupler
  • Cleaning brushes

Upper Tract Set

Ureteroscopy

  • 4.5/6 Fr semirigid ureteroscope
  • 6/7.5 Fr semirigid ureteroscope
  • Bridge
  • Working channel accessories

Flexible Ureteroscopy

  • Digital flexible ureteroscope
  • Backup disposable flexible ureteroscope (if available)

Guidewires

  • PTFE guidewire
  • Hydrophilic guidewire
  • Extra-stiff guidewire
  • Zebra guidewire

Access Sheaths

  • 10/12 Fr
  • 11/13 Fr
  • 12/14 Fr

Stone Retrieval

  • Zero-tip nitinol basket
  • Tipless basket
  • Helical basket
  • Stone cone
  • Nitinol graspers

Dilatation Equipment

  • Fascial dilators
  • Teflon dilators
  • Balloon dilator
  • Ureteric dilators

Double J Stent Instruments

  • DJ stent pusher
  • DJ stent remover
  • Stent graspers

Nephroscope

  • Adult nephroscope
  • Mini nephroscope
  • Outer sheath
  • Inner sheath
  • Obturators

Dilatation

  • Alken metallic dilators
  • Amplatz dilators
  • Amplatz sheaths
  • Balloon dilator (optional)

Stone Extraction

  • Triprong forceps
  • Alligator forceps
  • Graspers
  • Stone punch

Puncture Set

  • Two-piece puncture needle
  • Bull’s eye needle

Common Items

Imaging

  • Light cable
  • Camera head

Irrigation

  • Irrigation tubing
  • Hand pump
  • Pressure bag

Laser Accessories

  • 200 μ laser fibre
  • 272 μ laser fibre
  • 365 μ laser fibre
  • Fibre stripper

Consumables

  • Cleaning brushes
  • DJ stents (4.7, 5, 6 Fr; various lengths)
  • PCN tubes
  • Malecot catheters
  • Nelaton catheters
  • Contrast media
  • Extension tubing
  • Stopcocks