The customer reported to olympus, during a diagnostic cystoscopy the tip of the scope curled into a knot and was stuck in the urethra.It is unknown if the device was inspected prior to the procedure.The physician was getting resistance when she was feeding the tip of the scope through the urethra and then realized it was stuck.The physician was unable to view what was going on at that time.The physician did not pull the scope out and took the patient to the operating room.While in the operating room, the physician was able to use fluoroscopy to visualize the scope.The physician proceeded to make a small incision in the bladder and pull the scope into the bladder to untie it and remove it through the urethra.The scope had tied around on itself.The intended procedure was not completed.The patients care was delayed since he required a catheter and a radiological procedure afterwards.The intended procedure has not been rescheduled to date.
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