A catheter including a sheath configured to be inserted into a lumen a drive shaft inserted into the sheath an image information acquiring unit fixed to a distal end of the drive shaft and acquires image information a hub which moves the drive shaft in an axial direction of the sheath an outer tube on a proximal end side of the sheath and includes a first connector at a proximal end thereof a second connector which includes on a proximal end side of the outer tube a male connector able to be connected to and disconnected from the first connector and an inner tube on a distal end side of the hub, that moves with respect to the outer tube along with the movement of the hub, and includes at a distal end thereof a latch section that is not able to pass through the second connector.
