A device in the form of a catheter or an introducer sheath, the device having integrated embolic protection, the device comprising: a shaft (105; 300) having a lumen and a distal portion; the integrated embolic protection comprising an embolic filter (110; 310) slidably mounted over the distal portion of the shaft, the filter comprising a port for the passage of the shaft therethrough and a porous mesh material (111; 306) comprising a cylindrical outer portion (115, 320) and a conical inner portion (120, 319) with space there between defining a collection chamber (135; 325)_for captured emboli, the filter having a collapsed configuration and a deployed configuration wherein an outer periphery of the filter is configured to contact a blood vessel wall to direct blood flow and potential emboli into the collection chamber, wherein the conical inner portion (120; 310) is positioned inside the cylindrical outer portion (115;320) and has a wider proximal end joined to the cylindrical outer portion and a narrow distal end coupled to the shaft passage port, and wherein the distal end of the embolic filter is open for blood to flow between the conical inner portion and the cylindrical outer portion, with a space between the conical inner portion and the cylindrical outer portion defining the collection chamber for captured emboli; and at least one of a proximal stop for limiting the proximal movement of the embolic filter on the distal portion of the shaft and a distal stop for limiting the distal movement of the embolic filter on the distal portion of the shaft, wherein the embolic filter (110; 310) is fixedly mounted on the distal portion of the shaft. a shaft (105; 300) having a lumen and a distal portion; the integrated embolic protection comprising an embolic filter (110; 310) slidably mounted over the distal portion of the shaft, the filter comprising a port for the passage of the shaft therethrough and a porous mesh material (111; 306) comprising a cylindrical outer portion (115, 320) and a conical inner portion (120, 319) with space there between defining a collection chamber (135; 325)_for captured emboli, the filter having a collapsed configuration and a deployed configuration wherein an outer periphery of the filter is configured to contact a blood vessel wall to direct blood flow and potential emboli into the collection chamber, wherein the conical inner portion (120; 310) is positioned inside the cylindrical outer portion (115;320) and has a wider proximal end joined to the cylindrical outer portion and a narrow distal end coupled to the shaft passage port, and wherein the distal end of the embolic filter is open for blood to flow between the conical inner portion and the cylindrical outer portion, with a space between the conical inner portion and the cylindrical outer portion defining the collection chamber for captured emboli; and at least one of a proximal stop for limiting the proximal movement of the embolic filter on the distal portion of the shaft and a distal stop for limiting the distal movement of the embolic filter on the distal portion of the shaft, wherein the embolic filter (110; 310) is fixedly mounted on the distal portion of the shaft.