Patent ID: 7641622

Claim:
A guide wire comprising: an elongated flexible wire body possessing an outer surface; a tubular member disposed in covering relation to the outer periphery of a portion of the wire body on a distal end side of the wire body; the tubular member comprising a distal portion and a proximal portion; the tubular member comprising a lamination portion and at least one wire member; the lamination portion comprising an inner layer made of resin material and an outer layer made of resin material; the at least one wire member being positioned between the inner layer and the outer layer; the tubular member being fixed to the wire body; the tubular member having an inner surface spaced from the outer surface of the wire body, with a gap between the inner surface of the tubular member and the outer surface of the wire body; and the gap between the inner surface of the tubular member and the outer surface of the wire body extending from the distal portion of the tubular member to the proximal portion of the tubular member.