PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a catheter which has excellent flexibility, has excellent entry property into a closed portion, a narrow portion etc., and has the boundary portion between a distal-end chip and a body prevented effectively from being ruptured.SOLUTION: A catheter 1 comprises: a hollow cylindrical body 2 composed of a metal wire 21 and a hollow distal-end chip 3 formed at the distal end of the cylindrical body 2 by melting the metal wire 21 of the cylindrical body 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】柔軟性に優れるとともに、閉塞部や狭窄部などへの進入性等に優れ、かつ、先端チップと本体部との境界部での断裂が効果的に防止されるカテーテルを提供する。【解決手段】金属線21から構成された中空の筒状本体部2、及び前記筒状本体部2の金属線21を溶融させることで前記筒状本体部2の先端に形成された中空の先端チップ3を備える、カテーテル1。【選択図】図1
