Patent ID: 7875051

Claim:
An embolic protection filter assembly, comprising: a first frame member comprising a first elongate member having a first end and a second end, the first elongate member including a first shaft-engaging portion proximate the first end and a first arcuate mouth portion proximate the second end; a second frame member comprising a second elongate member having a first end and a second end, the second elongate member including a second shaft-engaging portion proximate the first end and a second arcuate mouth portion proximate the second end; wherein the first mouth portion and the second mouth portion collectively define a filter mouth; a filter material coupled to the first and second frame members adjacent the first and second mouth portions; and an elongate shaft extending through the filter mouth, wherein the first end of each of the first and second elongate members is coupled to the elongate shaft, and the second end of each of the first and second elongate members is spaced radially away from the elongate shaft.