Surgical Stapling Device with Firing Indicator

A surgical stapling device comprising:

• a handle assembly including a housing defining a window, a firing trigger supported on the housing, and an indicator mechanism, the firing trigger being actuable to fire the stapling device;
• a body extending distally from the handle assembly;
• a shell assembly supported on a distal end of the body;
• an approximation assembly extending from the handle assembly through the body, the approximation assembly including an approximation knob supported on the handle assembly;
• and
• an anvil assembly supported on a distal end of the approximation assembly, wherein the approximation assembly is actuable to move the anvil from an unapproximated position spaced from the shell assembly to an approximated position adjacent the shell assembly;
• wherein the indicator mechanism includes:
• an indicator pivotally supported within the housing adjacent the window;
• a slide plate operably associated with the indicator, the slide plate being movable within the housing to move the indicator from a first position to a second position in response to movement of the anvil assembly from the unapproximated position to the approximated position;
• and
• an indicator link positioned within the housing, the indicator link being operably associated with the indicator and being movable in response to actuation of the firing trigger to move the indicator from the second position to a third position.