Clip applier

A medical instrument, comprising:

• a handle;
• a deployment trigger disposed on the handle, the deployment trigger being movable between a pre-deployment configuration and a deployment configuration by application of an external force to the deployment trigger;
• a shaft mounted to and extending distally from the handle;
• an end effector disposed distally on the shaft, the end effector comprising a first jaw configured to releasably receive an occlusion clip, the deployment trigger being operatively coupled to the first jaw by a deployment cable;
• and
• an elastic member disposed within the handle, the elastic member including a first end and a second end, the second end being affixed to the handle;
• wherein moving the deployment trigger from the pre-deployment configuration to the deployment configuration retracts the deployment cable proximally, releasing the occlusion clip from the first jaw;
• wherein the deployment cable extends from the first end of the elastic member to the first jaw;
• wherein, when the deployment trigger is in the pre-deployment configuration, the elastic member is held in an extended configuration;
• wherein, when the deployment trigger is moved to the deployment configuration, the elastic member retracts the deployment cable proximally;
• and
• wherein, retracting the deployment cable proximally releases the occlusion clip from the first jaw.