An apparatus for applying surgical clips comprising: a handle portion including at least one movable handle； a body portion including a clip pusher and a camming member, the clip pusher being movably supported within the body portion to advance a distal-most clip of a clip stack to a position between a pair of jaws supported at a distal end of the body portion, the camming member being movably supported within the body portion from a retracted position to an advanced position to approximate the pair of jaws； and a latch assembly supported on the clip pusher, the latch assembly including a pivotal latch member which is movable from a first position to engage an abutment supported on the camming member to a second position to disengage from the abutment of the camming member； wherein the camming member is operably connected to the at least one movable handle such that movement of the at least one movable handle through an actuation stroke effects movement of the camming member from its advanced position to its retracted position.
