An apparatus for endoscopic application of surgical clips to body tissue, the apparatus comprising:a handle portionan elongated tubular member extending distally from the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axisat least one surgical clip disposed within the tubular membera jaw assembly including first and second jaw members mounted at a distal end of the elongated tubular member, the first and second jaw members defining a plane therebetween, each of the first and second jaw members including a raised element having an angled camming surface defining a first angle, the jaw assembly being movable between a spaced, open position and an approximated, substantially closed position anda locking cam driver including a bifurcated distal end portion having a pair of angled camming surfaces each defining a second angle different from the first angle to define an offset angled configuration, wherein each angled camming surface of the locking cam driver is substantially complementary of a respective angled camming surface of the jaw assembly, each angled camming surface of the locking cam driver configured to engage a corresponding angled camming surface of the jaw assembly to move the first and second jaw members from the spaced, open position to the approximated, substantially closed position to thereby form a surgical clip.
