Vascular device for emboli, thrombus and foreign body removal and methods of use

An embolic protection filtering device, comprising:

• a solid elongate shaft having a proximal region and a distal region;
• a filter affixed directly to the shaft adjacent the distal region;
• a nose assembly affixed to the solid shaft adjacent the filter, the nose assembly having a lumen extending therethrough;
• and
• a guidewire slidably disposed within the lumen of the nose assembly.

A medical device, comprising:

• an elongate solid filter wire having a proximal region and a distal region;
• a filter coupled to the filter wire adjacent the distal region;
• a nose assembly coupled to the filter wire adjacent the distal region and distally spaced apart from the filter;
• and
• a guidewire slidably disposed within a lumen of the nose assembly.

A medical device, comprising:

• an elongate filter wire having a proximal region and a distal region;
• a filter coupled to the filter wire adjacent the distal region, the filter including a blood permeable sac;
• a nose assembly coupled to the filter wire adjacent the distal region and distally of the filter;
• and
• a guidewire slidably disposed within a lumen of the nose assembly, wherein the guidewire extends adjacent to and generally parallel with the filter wire and wherein the guidewire and the filter wire are not concentrically arranged.