#$%^&*AU2013206101A120130620.pdf#####CATHETER WITH VALVE Abstract A catheter (11) comprising a tubular body (12) formed from an elastic and flexible synthetic resin material； and a valve (11) disposed along a distal portion of the tubular body (12), the valve (11) including a wall movable (15) relative to the tubular body (12) and having a structure with differences in hardness in the thickness direction of the tubular body (12) at the location of at least the movable wall (15), the movable wall (15) having a central portion and a tip portion, a radial distance between the wall central portion and a center axis of the tubular body (12) being less than a radial distance between the wall tip member (13) and the center axis of the tubular body (12), and the wall tip member (13) and the tubular body (12) defining a slit (16) movable between open and closed positions.
