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.
