A clip applying apparatus (10), comprising: a clip (50) having a pair of spaced apart legs (52a, 52b) interconnected by a backspan (54), each of the pair of spaced apart legs extending from a proximal end to a distal end a body portion (14) defining a longitudinal axis and a jaw mechanism (16) coupled to the body portion and including a stationary jaw (24) and a movable jaw, the stationary jaw supporting the clip between the stationary and movable jaws, the movable jaw being movable between a proximal position and a distal position to approximate the distal ends of the pair of spaced apart legs of the clip toward one another before approximating the proximal ends of the pair of spaced apart legs of the clip toward one another.
