It was reported to boston scientific corporation that a spyscope ds ii access & delivery catheter was used during an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp) procedure performed for the treatment of choledocholithiasis in the common bile duct on an unknown date.During the procedure, the two autolith touch ehl probes were having difficulty advancing through the spyscope ds ii.The physician stated that there was only a couple of centimeters for the probes to come out of the device.He tried advancing the spyscope ds ii more in the common bile duct to allow lesser angle, flushed the channel and changed the position of his duodenoscope; however, neither probe would come out.The procedure was not completed due to this event.There were no patient complications reported as a result of this event.
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