An apparatus for applying surgical clips to tissue includes a handle assemblyhaving a trigger and a shaft extending therefrom. The shaft includes at leastonesurgical clip therein. Each clip includes a pair of legs connected by acrossbar. Each ofthe pair of legs has an inwardly and an outwardly facing surface, theoutwardly facingsurface having a raised profile protruding therefrom and extendinglongitudinallytherealong. A jaw assembly is disposed at a distal end of the shaft andincludes firstand second opposed jaws moveable between a spaced apart and an approximatedposition. Each jaw defines a recess extending longitudinally along opposinginnersurfaces thereof. Each recess defines a longitudinally extending groove havinga profilesubstantially complementary to the raised profile of the legs of the clips.The legs ofeach clip are positionable at least partially within respective grooves of therecesses ofthe jaws.
