A surgical clip applier, comprising: a handle assembly including a housing and a trigger operably coupled to the housing; an elongated assembly extending distally from the handle assembly, the elongated assembly including: an outer shaft including a body and defining a longitudinal lumen extending therethrough; an end effector assembly (260, 360) disposed partially within and extending distally from the outer shaft, the end effector assembly including a jaws component (262, 362) engaged to the outer shaft at a proximal portion thereof and including first and second spaced-apart arms (266a, 266b, 366a, 366b) extending distally from the proximal portion, the jaws component further including first and second jaws (268a, 268b, 368a, 368b) disposed at free ends of the first and second spaced-apart arms, respectively; and an inner drive sleeve (280, 480) slidably disposed about the end effector assembly (260, 360) within the outer shaft, wherein the inner drive sleeve is slidably disposed about the first and second spaced-apart arms (266a, 266b, 366a, 366b) and is movable from a proximal position to a distal position to cam the first and second spaced-apart arms towards one another, thereby moving the first and second jaws (268a, 268b, 368a, 368b) from a spaced-apart position to an approximated position to apply a surgical clip about tissue disposed between the first and second jaws, characterized in that the outer shaft comprises a pair of flanges extending distally from opposed sides of the body, the opposed flanges defining tissue stops at free ends thereof, wherein the first and second spaced-apart arms (266a, 266b, 366a, 366b) extend distally between the opposed flanges of the outer shaft. a handle assembly including a housing and a trigger operably coupled to the housing; an elongated assembly extending distally from the handle assembly, the elongated assembly including: an outer shaft including a body and defining a longitudinal lumen extending therethrough; an end effector assembly (260, 360) disposed partially within and extending distally from the outer shaft, the end effector assembly including a jaws component (262, 362) engaged to the outer shaft at a proximal portion thereof and including first and second spaced-apart arms (266a, 266b, 366a, 366b) extending distally from the proximal portion, the jaws component further including first and second jaws (268a, 268b, 368a, 368b) disposed at free ends of the first and second spaced-apart arms, respectively; and an inner drive sleeve (280, 480) slidably disposed about the end effector assembly (260, 360) within the outer shaft, wherein the inner drive sleeve is slidably disposed about the first and second spaced-apart arms (266a, 266b, 366a, 366b) and is movable from a proximal position to a distal position to cam the first and second spaced-apart arms towards one another, thereby moving the first and second jaws (268a, 268b, 368a, 368b) from a spaced-apart position to an approximated position to apply a surgical clip about tissue disposed between the first and second jaws, an outer shaft including a body and defining a longitudinal lumen extending therethrough; an end effector assembly (260, 360) disposed partially within and extending distally from the outer shaft, the end effector assembly including a jaws component (262, 362) engaged to the outer shaft at a proximal portion thereof and including first and second spaced-apart arms (266a, 266b, 366a, 366b) extending distally from the proximal portion, the jaws component further including first and second jaws (268a, 268b, 368a, 368b) disposed at free ends of the first and second spaced-apart arms, respectively; and an inner drive sleeve (280, 480) slidably disposed about the end effector assembly (260, 360) within the outer shaft, wherein the inner drive sleeve is slidably disposed about the first and second spaced-apart arms (266a, 266b, 366a, 366b) and is movable from a proximal position to a distal position to cam the first and second spaced-apart arms towards one another, thereby moving the first and second jaws (268a, 268b, 368a, 368b) from a spaced-apart position to an approximated position to apply a surgical clip about tissue disposed between the first and second jaws, characterized in that the outer shaft comprises a pair of flanges extending distally from opposed sides of the body, the opposed flanges defining tissue stops at free ends thereof, wherein the first and second spaced-apart arms (266a, 266b, 366a, 366b) extend distally between the opposed flanges of the outer shaft.