Surgical stapling device with anvil tilt indicator

A circular stapling device, comprising:

• a handle assembly including a housing, a firing trigger, and an indicator assembly, the indicator assembly including a clicker assembly;
• an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion coupled to the handle assembly;
• a tool assembly coupled to the distal portion of the elongate body and including a reload assembly and an anvil assembly, the anvil assembly having a center rod and an anvil head, the anvil head coupled to the center rod for movement between an operative position and a tilted reduced profile position;
• and
• an approximation mechanism including a rotation knob, a drive screw, and an anvil retainer, the rotation knob rotatably supported on the housing of the handle assembly and coupled to the anvil retainer via the drive screw, the anvil retainer extending from the reload assembly and adapted to be releasably coupled to the center rod of the anvil assembly, the approximation mechanism being operable to move the anvil assembly in relation to the reload assembly between open and clamped positions;
• wherein the clicker assembly is operably associated with the approximation mechanism and movable in response to operation of the approximation mechanism to provide an audible signal to a clinician that the anvil assembly is positioned between the open and clamped positions and spaced from the reload assembly a distance to allow movement of the anvil head from the operative position to the tilted position.