A distal protection device comprising a catheter having a first strut
movable from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration
having a first dimension and a second strut movable from a collapsed
configuration to an expanded configuration having a second dimension
larger than the first dimension. Movement of the first strut deploys
filter material to a first position having a first deployed dimension and
movement of the second strut to a first position deploys filter material
to a second deployed dimension larger than the first expanded dimension.