An embolic protection device has a collapsible filter element (105) mounted on a carrier such as a guidewire (101). The filter element (105) collapses into the outer end of a catheter (118) for deployment and retrieval through a vascular system of a patient. The filter element (105) has a collapsible...http://www.google.de/patents/US7901426?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7901426 - Embolic protection device
