A surgical clip applier is provided and includes a handle assembly and anendoscopicassembly selectively connectable to a housing of the handle assembly. Thehandleassembly includes a housing, a trigger pivotally supported on and extendingfrom thehousing, and a drive assembly supported within the housing and operativelyactuatable bythe trigger. The endoscopic assembly includes a shaft assembly extending fromthehousing, the shaft assembly including an outer tube and a pair of jawssupported in andextending from a distal end of the outer tube.
