A catheter includes a protective film covering an inner periphery of a proximal end side of a tubular mesh member, the tubular mesh member being expandable and contractible in a radial direction. The tubular mesh member including a first wire that is interwoven with a second wire. The protective film being joined only to any one of either the first wire or the second wire. The catheter has improved efficiency for removing a blockage in a blood vessel, and the catheter can prevent breakage of a retrograde guide wire. Additionally, the mesh member having the protective film is able to smoothly expand and contract.
