The catheter assembly (10) has a hollow catheter (12), a catheter hub (14) for fixing and holding the catheter (12), and a needle tip (16a), and is detachable inside the catheter (12). An inner needle (16) to be inserted and a needle hub (18) for fixing and holding the inner needle (16) are provided. The catheter assembly (10) includes a catheter operation member (20) capable of operating relative movement of the catheter (12) with respect to the inner needle (16). The catheter operating member (20) has a holding part (58) that directly holds the catheter (12) in a detachable manner.カテーテル組立体(10)は、中空のカテーテル(12)と、カテーテル(12)を固定保持するカテーテルハブ(14)と、針先(16a)を有し、カテーテル(12)の内部に離脱可能に挿通される内針(16)と、内針(16)を固定保持する針ハブ(18)とを備える。また、カテーテル組立体(10)は、内針(16)に対するカテーテル(12)の相対移動を操作可能なカテーテル操作部材(20)を備える。カテーテル操作部材(20)は、カテーテル(12)を離脱可能に直接保持する保持部(58)を有する。