- Advise the screener if your wearing
orthopedic shoes, support appliances, or other exterior medical devices and where the
devices are located.
- If you are wearing an exterior medical
device and are uncomfortable with going through the metal detector, you may request a
pat-down inspection and visual inspection of your device instead.
- You should be offered a private
screening if clothing is required to be lifted to complete the inspection process.
- Screeners should not be asking you to
remove your orthopedic shoes, appliances, or medical device at any time during the
screening process.
- If you have a non-invasive bone growth
stimulator or other device that operates under a specific magnetic calibration, which
cannot be x-rayed because the calibration of these units cannot be disrupted, you may
request a physical inspection of your device in lieu of being x-rayed.
Transcutaneous
Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS) and other exterior disability and medical related
devices are allowed through the security checkpoint once they have been screened. |
Orthopedic Shoes,
Support Appliances, and Other Exterior Medical Devices 