A thrombus capture catheter comprises a sheath (1) with a lumen (11) passing therethrough and being closed at a proximal end thereof, a flexible shaft (2) inserted in the lumen (11) of the sheath (1), and a thrombus capture member (3). The thrombus capture member (3) includes a crossed wire member (31) and a filter (32). The crossed wire member (31) comprises plural wires spirally configured and crossed with one another to form a configuration swollen in middle portion and tapered to proximal and distal ends thereof from a swollen middle portion thereof. The crossed wire member (31) is mounted slidably at a distal end thereof on the shaft (2) and fixed at the proximal end thereof to the shaft (2). The crossed wire member (31) is inserted into the sheath (1) and held therein in a constricted condition.
