PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a catheter, in which the surface of a balloon or another member mounted on the balloon has no sliding contact with a valve member when the catheter is inserted into an end structure, a protective sheath to be used for the catheter, and a catheter system having an end structure for inserting the catheter and the catheter.SOLUTION: A catheter comprises: a long catheter body part 11; a balloon 12 disposed on the leading end side of the catheter body part 11; and a protective sheath 30 for covering the external surface of the balloon 12. The protective sheath 30 has a protective sheath valve body 31 on the closer base end side than the balloon 12, and the catheter body part 11 is slidably inserted into the protective sheath valve body 31.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5【課題】端部構造への挿入時にバルーンまたはバルーン上に設けられる他の部材の表面が弁体に摺接することのないカテーテル、それに用いる保護シース、及びカテーテルを挿入する端部構造とカテーテルとを有するカテーテルシステムを提供する。【解決手段】長尺なカテーテル本体部11と、カテーテル本体部11の先端側に設けられるバルーン12と、バルーン12の外表面を覆う保護シース30と、を有し、保護シース30は、バルーン12より基端側に保護シース弁体31を有し、保護シース弁体31にカテーテル本体部11が摺動自在に挿通される。【選択図】図5