An apparatus for application of surgical clips to body tissue includes a jaw assembly mounted adjacent a distal end portion of a body, the jaw assembly including first and second jaw portions movable between a spaced-apart and an approximated position a yoke slidably supported at least partially in a handle portion and being connected to at least one trigger a drive link slidably supported at least partially in the handle portion and the body, the drive link having a proximal end connected to the yoke a spindle supported in the body and rotatably connected to the drive link and a jaw closure member connected to a distal end of the spindle and being positioned adjacent the first and second jaw portions to move the jaw portions to the approximated position upon a squeezing of the at least one trigger which results in distal advancement of the jaw closure member.
