#$%^&*AU2009212775B220150129.pdf#####ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL CLIP APPLIER WITH WEDGE PLATE ABSTRACT An apparatus (100) for application of surgical clips ("c") to body tissue is provided and includes a handle assembly (102) a shaft assembly (104) including a s housing (103) extending distally from the handle assembly (102) and defining a longitudinal axis a plurality of surgical clips ("c") disposed within the shaft assembly (104) a jaw (106) mounted adjacent a distal end portion of the shaft assembly (104), the jaw (106) being movable between an open spaced-apart condition and a closed approximated condition and a pusher bar (156) reciprocally disposed within the housing io (103) of the shaft assembly (104) and being detachably connectable to the housing (103) of the shaft assembly (104), the pusher bar (156) being configured to load a distal-most surgical clip Cl into the jaws (106) during distal movement and remain connected to the housing (103) of the shaft assembly (104) and in a distally advanced position during an approximation of the jaws (106).
