A flexible clip applier includes a flat wire wound tubular coil, a pair of jaws at the end of the coil, end effector wires extending through the coil and coupled to the jaws, and a clip-advancing wire extending through the coil. A clip chamber is defined in the distal end of the coil. A clip pusher is...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US7615058?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7615058 - Surgical clip applier having jaws adapted to guide and deform a clip