A clip applier for deploying a surgical clip comprises a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the shaft comprising a flexible tool configured to receive a surgical clip a pair of jaws provided at a distal end of the flexible tool a tube push configured to open and close the pair of jaws a rotator provided at a proximal end of the shaft an actuator provided at the proximal end of the shaft, the actuator configured to advance the surgical clip within the flexible tool and a detachable connector configured to detachably connect the flexible tool to the actuator, the detachable connector comprising a screw cup, a sheath screw, and a keyed coil pipe, wherein a sheath screw projection of the sheath screw is engageable with a coil pipe recess of the keyed coil pipe so as to rotatably couple the sheath screw to the keyed coil pipe, and a coil pipe projection selectively engaging a screw cup recess of the screw cup.