The present invention relates to a medical device for surgical applications comprising a body (7). The body (7) comprises bioabsorbable basic material and has a longitudinal axis (L). The body comprises an inner region (11) and a peripheral region (8) transverse to the longitudinal axis (L) so that the peripheral region (8) surrounds the inner region (11). The inner region (11) is made of bioabsorbable basic material and the peripheral region (8) comprises the bioabsorbable basic material. The peripheral region (8) comprises a bioabsorbable reinforcing structure (2) in addition to the bioabsorbable basic material.
