Conventionally, a coil formed in an irregular shape is used on a distal end side of the coil of a guide wire or a distal joining section is used on the tip of the guide wire to shorten a length in a longitudinal direction of a rigid joint portion for improving the passing performance to the occluded lesion. However, it is not enough especially in the completely occluded lesion. Thus, it is an important technical problem to improve both the passing performance and safety. An outer coil having a coil inclined portion and a distal joining section connected with the coil inclined portion are provided on a distal end portion of the guide wire. In the coil inclined portion, each one turn of a coil wire is continuously inclined in a longitudinal direction. Thus, both the passing performance and safety can be remarkably improved especially in the completely occluded lesion.
