COVID-19 earlier this year and developed a pulmonary embolism in May. ‘It’s not just a flu’: B.C. man with COVID-19 still suffering from blood clots in his lungs Dr.
Jason Wong with the Foothills Medical Centre says his team received approval to use the device — the Indigo Lightening CAT12 — to extract the blood clot from Crowell’s lungs.The CAT12 is a tube the size of a large drinking straw and allows medical experts to remove larger blood clots than previously able with a minimally invasive procedure.Crowell says it’s a miracle to be alive after spending almost a month in hospital, including eight days in a medically induced coma.She hopes her experience encourages others to get vaccinated, as it did for herself and her family.“People.