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PCT No. PCT/JP95/02534 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 10, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 10, 1997 PCT Filed Nov. 11, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/18430 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 20, 1996A double tube from which a balloon catheter having a high rigidity and a low fluid resistance can be easily produced by means of an extruder or the like, an apparatus for producing the double tube, a balloon catheter produced by using the double tube, and a process for producing the balloon catheter are provided. The double tube comprises an outer tube having a lumen extending from the distal end to the proximal end, and an inner tube which is provided within the outer tube and has a lumen extending from the distal end to the proximal end, wherein a longitudinal member in the strip form is provided as a connecting member which continuously connects the inner surface of the outer tube to the outer surface of the inner tube in the axial direction. A balloon catheter can be easily produced by using this double tube. An apparatus for producing a double tube is also provided which comprises a first extruding means for extruding a resin for forming an outer tube portion, a second extruding means for extruding a resin for forming an inner tube portion, and a die for forming into tubes respectively from the resins extruded from the first extruding means and the second extruding means.
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