Just what I thought, these guys are clueless of medical equipment and devices. People wear catheters, colostomy bags, etc. and the TSA evidently haven’t briefed their employees about them. I and many other folks wear devices just under the skin...if these guys see them on the scanner, will they think we have some sort of explosive sewn in us...if they don’t know about a urostomy bag, chances are they don’t know about other medical devices.
Earlier today I mentioned other devices in another post:
I don’t even think I’ll attempt to fly...don’t know what they’ll say about this little “hockey puck” device. It’s placed just under the skin, so it sounds like the scanners can pick it up.
http://www.medtronic.com/your-health/severe-spasticity/therapy/what-is-it/index.htm
Then it makes me wonder about pacemakers, they’re just under the skin as well. Medtronic makes lots of implantable devices for delivery different sorts of meds, regulating the heart, etc.
Most of the TSA goons I’ve encountered appear to have an IQ just slightly higher than their shoe size.
I wouldn’t be surprised if their new porno-scanners damage or destroy some implantable medical devices.
Janet stupiditano and john pistonyou could care less.