A filtering apparatus for collecting emboli or thromboli in a body lumen. The apparatus may be a temporary filtering device mounted on a core wire for use during interventional procedures or a semi-permanent filtering device that is left within a body lumen for a therapeutically appropriate length of...http://www.google.com/patents/US20080255606?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20080255606 - FILTERING DEVICE FOR USE WITHIN A BODY LUMEN