A surgical clip, comprising: first and second opposing sides (130, 132) extending from a top portion, wherein the first and second opposing sides terminate at first and second tips (134, 136) positioned below the top portion with a first distance between the first and second tips, thereby placing the clip in a closed resting position; wherein edges of the top portion and the first and second opposing sides form opposing front and back faces (271, 273) perpendicular to the first and second opposing sides,; a first groove formed in the first side, the first groove extending from the front face to the back face, the first groove having a top inner surface formed by a bottom surface of a region of the top portion extending over the first side; a second groove formed in the second side, the second groove extending from the front face to the back face, the second groove having a top inner surface formed by a bottom surface of a region of the top portion extending over the second side, where the first groove is substantially parallel to the second groove and wherein the first and second grooves (291, 292) are substantially perpendicular to the front and back faces at a region of the front and back faces adjacent to the first and second tips; wherein the first and second grooves are each configured to engage inwardly turned tracks at an end of a clip applicator such that, when a force is applied to the clip, the first and second sides bend outwardly away from each other, thereby increasing the distance between the tips to a second distance between the tips, wherein the second distance between the tips is greater than the first distance between the tips, thereby placing the clip in an open position characterized in that the front and back faces are angled inwardly towards each other at a region of the faces adjacent to the top portion. first and second opposing sides (130, 132) extending from a top portion, wherein the first and second opposing sides terminate at first and second tips (134, 136) positioned below the top portion with a first distance between the first and second tips, thereby placing the clip in a closed resting position; wherein edges of the top portion and the first and second opposing sides form opposing front and back faces (271, 273) perpendicular to the first and second opposing sides,; a first groove formed in the first side, the first groove extending from the front face to the back face, the first groove having a top inner surface formed by a bottom surface of a region of the top portion extending over the first side; a second groove formed in the second side, the second groove extending from the front face to the back face, the second groove having a top inner surface formed by a bottom surface of a region of the top portion extending over the second side, where the first groove is substantially parallel to the second groove and wherein the first and second grooves (291, 292) are substantially perpendicular to the front and back faces at a region of the front and back faces adjacent to the first and second tips; wherein the first and second grooves are each configured to engage inwardly turned tracks at an end of a clip applicator such that, when a force is applied to the clip, the first and second sides bend outwardly away from each other, thereby increasing the distance between the tips to a second distance between the tips, wherein the second distance between the tips is greater than the first distance between the tips, thereby placing the clip in an open position characterized in that the front and back faces are angled inwardly towards each other at a region of the faces adjacent to the top portion.