How do I get a small (Sony handycam) DVD out? from my iMac

In order to see if the iMac would import Sony Handycam DVD (small size) I put in such a small DVD... it's still there, it not recognized, and it will not come out. What can I do?
/Lars

This happened to a family members macbookpro. A mini-cd inserted, couldn't be mounted or ejected by the drive.
I cut a rectangle from a cereal box about two inches wide and 6 inches long. About an inch and half from one end in the middle I cut a notch and bent it down a little.
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I then inserted it slowly into the drive notch down and slowly pulled out. I did this few times and caught the mini-cd and removed it. The drive has worked flawlessly for several years
A few days after this happened I was in BestBuy and an Apple rep was there displaying new Apple products. I asked him about it and he said they have a tool that vacuums it out.

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