#$%^&*AU2014271329A120150115.pdf#####ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL CLIP APPLIER WITH CLIP RETENTION ABSTRACT An apparatus (100) for application of surgical clips (C) to body tissue, the apparatus (100) comprising: a handle assembly (102) including a trigger (108) and a drive bar (140) reciprocally translatable by the trigger (108) upon an actuation thereof, a shaft assembly (104) extending distally from the handle assembly (102) and defining a longitudinal axis, the shaft assembly (104) including: a housing (103) a plurality of surgical clips disposed within the housing (103) a jaw (106) mounted adjacent a distal end portion of the housing (103), the jaw (106) being movable between an open spaced-apart condition and a closed approximated condition a pusher bar (156) disposed within the housing (103) for reciprocal movement between proximal and distal positions, the pusher bar (156) being configured to load a distalmost surgical clip (C1) into the jaws (106) while the jaws (106) are in the open condition and remain in the distal position during an approximation of the jaws (106), the pusher bar (156) including a first spring clip (157a) supported thereon for detachably connecting to a stationary feature of the housing (103) for maintaining the pusher bar in the distal position an advancer plate (162) disposed within the housing (103) for reciprocal movement between proximal and distal positions, wherein the advancer plate (162) is engaged by the pusher bar (156) during a distal and a proximal movement of the pusher bar (156) to effectuate one of a distal and proximal movement of the advancer plate (162) and a wedge plate (172) disposed within the housing (103) for reciprocal movement between proximal and distal positions, wherein a distal end of the wedge plate (172) is disposed in the jaws (106) when in the distal position and the distal end thereof is free from the jaws (106) when in the proximal position.
