An instrument (100) for deploying a surgical implant includes a handle (102), an elongated shaft extending from the handle, and a frame arm (101). The frame arm includes a clip pair (600) for releasably attaching the surgical implant to the frame arm. The clip pair includes first and second clips (601) operably coupled by a spring member (609). The first and second clips are repositionable from a closed position to an open position. The spring member biases the first and second clips towards the closed position. A lock bar (203) is coupled to the frame arm and translatable between an unlocked position and a locked position. In the locked position, the lock bar maintains the first and second clips in either the open or the closed position. When the lock bar is in the unlocked position, the first and second clips are freely rotatable between the open and closed positions.
