An apparatus for applying a clip having a backspan and a pair of spaced legs, wherein the backspan is curved and each of the spaced legs includes an inwardly curved tip and comprising: a handle assembly; a central body portion extending distally from the handle assembly, the central body portion including an outer housing; an anvil jaw supported on a distal end of the central body portion, the anvil jaw including a proximal body portion and being configured to engage the clip; a slide member movably supported in relation to the anvil jaw from a first position to a second position, the anvil jaw and the slide member being configured to define an enclosed tissue receiving area when the slide member is in its second position, the slide member including a cut out portion and a tab; and a pusher operably associated with the handle assembly, the pusher including an elongated slot and being movable from a retracted position to an advanced position to deform the clip against the anvil jaw; wherein the proximal body portion of the anvil jaw is slidably positioned within the cut out portion of the slide member and the anvil jaw is fixedly secured to the outer housing, the tab of the slide member being positioned within the elongated slot of the pusher, a distal wall defining the elongated slot engaging the tab during retraction of the pusher to effect movement of the slide member from the first position to its second position; and wherein the distal end of the pusher includes a rounded surface positioned to engage the backspan of the clip and deform the spaced legs along the curved distal portion of the anvil jaw and subsequently collapsed the clip into a substantially C-shaped configuration. a handle assembly; a central body portion extending distally from the handle assembly, the central body portion including an outer housing; an anvil jaw supported on a distal end of the central body portion, the anvil jaw including a proximal body portion and being configured to engage the clip; a slide member movably supported in relation to the anvil jaw from a first position to a second position, the anvil jaw and the slide member being configured to define an enclosed tissue receiving area when the slide member is in its second position, the slide member including a cut out portion and a tab; and a pusher operably associated with the handle assembly, the pusher including an elongated slot and being movable from a retracted position to an advanced position to deform the clip against the anvil jaw; wherein the proximal body portion of the anvil jaw is slidably positioned within the cut out portion of the slide member and the anvil jaw is fixedly secured to the outer housing, the tab of the slide member being positioned within the elongated slot of the pusher, a distal wall defining the elongated slot engaging the tab during retraction of the pusher to effect movement of the slide member from the first position to its second position; and wherein the distal end of the pusher includes a rounded surface positioned to engage the backspan of the clip and deform the spaced legs along the curved distal portion of the anvil jaw and subsequently collapsed the clip into a substantially C-shaped configuration.