Patent ID: 7998163

Claim:
A medical device for retrieving an intravascular device from a body lumen, comprising: an elongated shaft member having a proximal section and a flared distal section; and a braided member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion of the braided member extending proximally of a distal end of the elongated shaft member and coupled to the flared distal section of the elongated shaft member, and the distal portion of the braided member extending distally of the distal end of the elongated shaft member, the braided member including a plurality of filaments and defining a radially expandable inner lumen configured to receive and encapsulate the intravascular device therein; wherein said plurality of filaments are configured to radially expand when axially compressed; wherein at least part of the proximal portion of the braided member is encased within a wall of the flared distal section; wherein the medical device is adapted to retrieve an embolic protection filter including a filter membrane coupled to a proximal support hoop, the support hoop defining a proximally facing opening of the embolic protection filter, the embolic protection filter having a first position, wherein the proximally facing opening is distal of the braided member, and a second position, wherein the proximally facing opening is within at least a portion of the radially expandable inner lumen of the braided member.