 Pikeville Medical Center has recently employed the use of a new type of catheter known as the Penumbra Lightning Bolt 7. The primary use of the catheter is to remove blood clots from peripheral arteries without unnecessary incisions. Dr. Al Adasi has been using this clot busting method for several weeks with a high success rate. The device is specific in the fact that it reduces the amount of blood loss that the patient has. If you have a suction going on actively inside an artery, you're pulling out clot, but you're also pulling out good blood. This device minimizes that. It also focuses on the clot by clearing the pathway off the device so that the device doesn't get bogged down and need to be retrieved, cleared, and then reinserted mid case. Cancer. It's a very scary word, but an outstanding treatment facility was here at home. I was led to the Lawson Cancer Center. As a nurse practitioner at the Lawson Cancer Center, we are champions for our patients. I am so happy for Robert. The treatment worked. The device also helps minimize blood loss as it removes blood clots. This quick and easy process could be the future of cardiovascular surgery. The first few cases with the initial devices, patients lost about a pint of blood. The lightening modification meant that the blood loss was down to a couple of ounces. And with this bolt modification, it's even less than that. It'll pull the clot out and you can actually see the clot, which is very, very gratifying to see the clot outside the body and flow restored in the organ beyond. Reporting from Outantop News, I'm Nick Colum.