Intravascular guidewire filter system for pulmonary embolism protection and embolism removal or maceration

An intravascular guidewire filter system comprising:

• a delivery tube;
• a positioning tube having a proximal end and a distal end;
• a flexible capture sleeve having an expanded conformation and an unexpanded conformation and a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end of said flexible capture sleeve is attached to said distal end of said positioning tube, the flexible capture sleeve being constructed of a woven mesh;
• a guidewire having a proximal end and a distal end;
• and
• at least two flexible preformed memory shaped filters attached to said guidewire, wherein said delivery tube, said flexible capture sleeve, and said guidewire form a telescopic system.