A surgical clip applier includes a handle and an elongated assembly having an outer shaft with a pair of flanges extending distally thereof in spaced-relation to define tissue stops. The elongated assembly further includes an end effector disposed partially within and extending distally from the outer shaft. A jaws component of the end effector includes first and second spaced-apart arms extending distally from a proximal portion between the opposed flanges of the outer shaft. The jaws component also includes first and second jaws disposed at free ends of the first and second spaced-apart arms, respectively. An inner drive sleeve disposed about the end effector within the outer shaft is movable from a proximal to a distal position to cam the first and second arms towards one another, thereby moving the first and second jaws from a spaced-apart to an approximated position to apply a surgical clip about tissue.
