Abstract: A catheter, including: a hollow shaft having a distal end that includes a first section extending substantially linearly and a second section on a distal end side of the first section. The second section includes a first curved region and a second curved region, less rigid than the first curved region, on the more distal end side than the first curved region. A virtual plane on the axis of the hollow shaft forms a boundary, and spaces on both sides of the virtual plane define a first area and a second area. The first curved region and the distal end of the catheter are in the first area. The second curved portion is in the second area. A distance from the distal end of the catheter to the virtual plane is larger than a distance from the first curved portion to the virtual plane.

Abstract: A catheter including a coil body, a braided body, an inner resin layer, a cushioning material, and an outer resin layer. The braided body has a tubular shape formed by braiding a plurality of wires, and has an intracoil braided portion arranged on the inner peripheral side of the coil body and an extracoil braided portion arranged so as to extend beyond the coil body toward a distal end of the catheter. The inner resin layer coats the inner peripheral surface of the braided body. The cushioning material is in contact with a part of the extracoil braided portion of the braided body adjacent to the coil body and in contact with the distal end of the coil body. The outer resin layer coats the outer peripheral surface of the extracoil braided portion of the braided body, the cushioning material, and the coil body.