Patent ID: 8246635

Claim:
A surgical clip applier, comprising: a shaft; first and second jaws formed on a distal end of the shaft and adapted to receive tissue therebetween; a clip track extending through the shaft and adapted to retain a plurality of clips; and a clip pusher disposed within the clip track and adapted to advance the plurality of clips through the clip track and into the first and second jaws, the clip pusher being biased against the clip track prior to distal advancement of the clip pusher to advance one of the plurality of clips into the first and second jaws such that movement of the clip pusher is prevented unless a force is applied to the clip pusher that is greater than a biasing force created between the clip pusher and the clip track, wherein the clip pusher has a width that is greater than a width of the clip track such that the clip pusher is biased within the clip track, and has a maximum height that is at least about 30% greater than a maximum height of the clip track.