September 10, 2011
3:40 pm
This little device, a Gunther Tulip Vena Cava Filter, saves lives daily. It is a trap for pulmonary embolisms that may form during surgery. Up to 200,000 people die from pulmonary embolism in the U.S. each year. This device was implanted into the inferior vena cava vein in my groin Friday morning, September 9, 2011.
It’s job is to catch any clot that might flow back to the heart, lungs or brain during surgery Monday. The filter can be removed or remain without complication. It has barbs that anchor the Tulip trap in an open position in the vein…vigilant for the clot!
Mike Green
seizethedaymike 
Neat looking contraption in your groin. Such a small device to do such a big job. R U home now??? Will be thinking about you Monday.
I thought maybe it was an attachment for the flowbee and you were getting a new ‘do. Looks like we could hang you from the front porch. Rest up for the big day, Big Daddy!
Looks like it would make a good whisk! Well, a teeny-weeny one. All roads lead to the kitchen for me…:-)
This blog must be on Azores time, it is 6:51am here in F L A 🙂