A percutaneous transluminal temporary embolic protection device includes an embolic filter mounted to a guidewire shaft at a location proximate the distal end of the guidewire. The filter can be positioned down-stream from a thrombectomy treatment site at a target location and can be properly positioned to capture embolic particles that may be set loose into the blood stream as the thrombectomy procedure is performed. The embolic filter is normally undeployed against the guidewire shaft to facilitate introduction and withdrawal of the device to and from the target location
