An apparatus comprises a plurality of clips, each of the clips including aproximal end having a pair of opposed jaws and a distal end including alinking feature, where the clips are linked to one another to form a clipchain with a linking feature of a distal-most one of the clips being grippedbetween the jaws of an immediately proximal one of the clips and a controllinkage coupled to a proximal-most one of the clips for applying tension andcompression to the clip chain in combination with a magazine containing theclip chain, the magazine including an abutment surface sized to preventpassage distally therebeyond of a clip having received between its jaws alinking feature of an immediately distal clip and an opening location withinwhich the jaws of a clip are permitted to open to release a linking featuretherefrom.
