Patent ID: 7691123

Claim:
A distal protection device, comprising: a filter frame comprising a plurality of struts, the struts having proximal and distal portions; a first elongate member having a distal section, the distal section directly attached to the distal portion of the struts; a second elongate member having a distal section, the distal section directly attached to the proximal portion of the struts, wherein the struts have a first position wherein the struts are wrapped around the first elongate member; wherein the struts have a second position wherein the struts are deployed away from the first elongate member such that the struts are not wrapped around the first elongate member, forming a filter basket, further wherein at least a portion of the filter basket comprises a filter material disposed on the struts; and wherein the struts are moved between the first and second positions by rotating the first and second elongate members relative to one another.