Patent ID: 6964673

Claim:
A distal protection device, comprising; a filtering portion operable between a filtering state and a compact state; an elongate element having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal outer surface, the distal end attached to the filtering portion; a mandrel operably connected to a distal end of the filtering portion and at least partially disposed within the outer surface of the elongate element, and a controller portion moving the filtering portion between the filtering state and the compact state, wherein the filtering portion comprises a plurality of struts having a mesh disposed thereon, the struts having a proximal end, a distal end, and a distal region, the distal region of the struts being attached to the mesh and the struts extending proximally from the mesh to attach to the distal end of the elongate element, wherein each strut further comprises a notch between the proximal and distal ends located such that the strut bends outward when longitudinally compressed.