[Problem] Provided is a catheter in which the efficiency for removing a blockage in a blood vessel can be improved, and breakage of a retrograde guide wire can be prevented, and expansion and contraction of a mesh member having a protective film can be performed smoothly. [Solution] Provided is the catheter 11 having the protective film 70A covering the inner periphery of the proximal end side of the tubular mesh member 30, the tubular mesh member 30 being expandable and contractible in a radial direction in which the wire 31 and the second wire 32 are interwoven, wherein the protective film 70A is joined only to any one of either the first wire 31 or the second wire 32. This can improve the efficiency for removing a blockage in a blood vessel, and can prevent breakage of a retrograde guide wire, and can allow the mesh member 30 having the protective film 70A to expand or contract smoothly.
