An apparatus for application of surgical clips to body tissue, the apparatus comprising: a handle portion; a tubular member extending distally from the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis, the tubular member longitudinally fixed with respect to the handle portion and rotatable about the longitudinal axis; a spindle extending through the tubular member and having a proximal end and a distal end, the spindle movable along the longitudinal axis such that movement of the spindle defines a stroke, the stroke defining a predetermined distance of spindle travel from a proximal most position to a distal most position; a slider joint extending along the distal end of the spindle, the spindle configured to move the slider joint along the longitudinal axis; a feed bar located within the tubular member and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, the spindle operatively connected with the feed bar and configured to move the feed bar along the longitudinal axis, wherein said feed bar advances surgical clips; a wedge plate located within the tubular member and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, the spindle operatively connected with the wedge plate and configured to move the wedge plate along the longitudinal axis; and a jaw assembly mounted adjacent a distal end portion of the tubular member, the jaw assembly longitudinally fixed with respect to the tubular member and including a first jaw portion and a second jaw portion, the first and second jaw portions movable between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position and are movable by the slider joint, wherein the tubular member and the jaws thereon are rotatable three hundred and sixty degrees relative to a longitudinal centre axis of the tubular member, and wherein the wedge plate is longitudinally movable between the first and the second jaw portions upon a distal advancement of the spindle and wherein said wedge plate advances distally to separate the jaws for clip loading. a handle portion; a tubular member extending distally from the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis, the tubular member longitudinally fixed with respect to the handle portion and rotatable about the longitudinal axis; a spindle extending through the tubular member and having a proximal end and a distal end, the spindle movable along the longitudinal axis such that movement of the spindle defines a stroke, the stroke defining a predetermined distance of spindle travel from a proximal most position to a distal most position; a slider joint extending along the distal end of the spindle, the spindle configured to move the slider joint along the longitudinal axis; a feed bar located within the tubular member and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, the spindle operatively connected with the feed bar and configured to move the feed bar along the longitudinal axis, wherein said feed bar advances surgical clips; a wedge plate located within the tubular member and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, the spindle operatively connected with the wedge plate and configured to move the wedge plate along the longitudinal axis; and a jaw assembly mounted adjacent a distal end portion of the tubular member, the jaw assembly longitudinally fixed with respect to the tubular member and including a first jaw portion and a second jaw portion, the first and second jaw portions movable between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position and are movable by the slider joint, wherein the tubular member and the jaws thereon are rotatable three hundred and sixty degrees relative to a longitudinal centre axis of the tubular member, and wherein the wedge plate is longitudinally movable between the first and the second jaw portions upon a distal advancement of the spindle and wherein said wedge plate advances distally to separate the jaws for clip loading.