An apparatus for applying surgical body tissue fasteners, the apparatus comprising: a handle assembly (102) including a trigger (108) and a rod drive (140) which can be moved reciprocally by the trigger after a actuation thereof a set of trunk (104) extending distally from the handle assembly and defining a longitudinal axis, the assembly body (104) including: a housing (103) a plurality of disposed within housing surgical fasteners a clamp (106) mounted adjacent a distal end portion of the housing, the clamp is movable between a spaced open position and an approximated closed condition a pusher bar (156) arranged reciprocally within the housing, the pusher bar configured to load the distal-most surgical clip into the jaws while the jaws are in open position and remains in the distal most position during an approximation of the jaws wherein the set of trunk (104) comprises a wedge plate (172) arranged reciprocally within the housing, the wedge plate is movable between a position in which a distal end thereof is disposed in the jaws and a position wherein the distal end thereof is free from said jaws and a connecting plate (174) arranged reciprocally within the housing (103), wherein the connector plate (174) is detachably connected to at least one of the pusher bar (156) and the wedge plate ( 172) for at least a portion of a firing stroke of the device.Un aparato para la aplicación de sujetadores quirúrgicos al tejido del cuerpo, el aparato comprende: un conjunto de mango (102) que incluye un disparador (108) y una barra de impulso (140) que puede ser trasladada en vaivén por el disparador tras un accionamiento del mismo un conjunto de tronco (104) que se extiende en sentido distal desde el conjunto de mango y que define un eje longitudinal, el conjunto de tronco (104) incluye: un alojamiento (103) una pluralidad de sujetadores quirúrgicos dispuestos dentro del alojamiento una mordaza (106) montada junto a una parte extrema distal del alojamiento, la mordaza es movi
