At most hospitals, a failed catheter fix could mean taking the patient back to recovery and scheduling another date for the more serious surgery.

“It's a one-of-a-kind facility in Minnesota,” said Ryan Davenport, a spokesman for the hospital.

The only trouble that resulted from the procedures, the parents say, was the difficulty in getting their daughters to remain calm and still after the procedure. Doctors want patients to remain motionless for four hours.

Josie and Jenna, their parents (and any observers) will say, are anything but motionless.