Patent ID: 8187298

Claim:
An embolic protection device for capturing emboli during treatment of a stenotic lesion in a body vessel, the device comprising: an inflatable frame having a deployed state and an undeployed state, the inflatable frame including a proximal portion extending to a distal portion, the proximal portion defining a proximal opening in fluid communication with the distal portion for supplying fluid thereto, the distal portion having a predetermined shape and extending freely independent of any support member to a closed distal end when the inflatable frame is in the deployed state, the closed distal end being a free end independent of any support member connected thereto; and a filter attached to the inflatable frame for capturing emboli, the filter having a lip attached to the inflatable frame, a body extending distally from the lip, and a closed tail; wherein the distal portion of the inflatable frame extends toward the closed tail of the filter to the closed distal end.