The present invention relates to a surgical needle, which can be used in a medical application for suturing wounds. The present invention more specifically relates to a surgical needle that is connected to a thread and has a tip body, which carries the needle tip, and a needle body, wherein the needle body is helical and has an inner hollow space, and the needle body has a first end, which faces towards the tip body, and the needle body has a second end, which is opposite the first end, and the tip body has a thread receptacle and the thread is guided from the thread receptacle from the first end of the needle body through the hollow space to the second end of the needle body, characterised in that the tip body is formed as a separate component, which is detachably connected to the needle body, and has a tip body, shank piece and connection piece and is rotationally symmetrical about an axis through the needle tip.
