A surgical clip for a clip applier has a first leg (12) connected to a second leg (14) at a first location and the first leg separated from the second leg by a predetermined distance at a second location spaced from the first location. The first leg has a first distal end (16) and the second leg has a second distal end (18). The first leg has a tissue gripping region (40) and the second leg has the second tissue gripping region. The first tissue gripping region has a first recess (42) on the first leg. The second tissue gripping region has a second recess on the second leg. When the clip is compressed the first recess is compressed toward the second recess and the first recess and the second recess overlap to form a two dimensional polygonal pattern with one another.
