Patent ID: 8858530

Claim:
A catheter comprising: an inner layer made of a resin; a braid surrounding an outer periphery of the inner layer, the braid including a plurality of first wires and a plurality of second wires; an outer layer surrounding an outer periphery of the braid, the outer layer being made of a resin; and a distal tip disposed at a distal end of the inner layer, a distal end of the braid, and a distal end of the outer layer, the distal tip being made of a resin, wherein a recessed region is formed in a distal end portion of the braid, the recessed region having a recess first side and a recess second side, a length of the recess first side is longer than a sum of a wire width of one of the plurality of first wires and a distance between two adjacent first wires among the plurality of first wires, a length of the recess second side is longer than a sum of a wire width of one of the plurality of second wires and a distance between two adjacent second wires among the plurality of second wires, and the distal tip is bonded to the inner layer in the recessed region.