Patent ID: 7722638

Claim:
A distal protection assembly, comprising: an outer sheath having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therethrough; an inner shaft disposed within the lumen, the inner shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; a distal protection device disposed at the distal end of the inner shaft; a manifold coupled to the proximal end of the inner shaft, the manifold including an actuator assembly; and the actuator assembly coupled to the proximal end of the outer sheath and capable of moving the outer sheath relative to the inner shaft, the actuator assembly includes a first button and a second button; wherein the actuator assembly is configured such that pressing the first button moves the outer sheath relative to the inner shaft in a first direction and pressing the second button moves the outer sheath relative to the inner shaft in a second direction opposite to the first direction.