The disclosure is related to a suture clip for joining two or more portions of tissue (e.g., when closing a surgical incision) and tools for applying the same. The suture clip includes a spring element, two side portions connected to the spring element for actuating the clip into an open configuration, and a clamp portion, which includes opposing closure elements with respective clamping surfaces and at least one spike operatively arranged in relation to one clamping surface such that it extends (perpendicularly or at an angle) toward the opposite clamping surface.
