#$%^&*AU2013203781A120131114.pdf#####SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE INCLUDING A CAMERA ABSTRACT A surgical stapling apparatus (10) including a handle assembly (12), an elongated shaft (14) extending distally from the handle assembly (12), a shell assembly (31) containing a plurality of staples (230) arranged in an annular array, and a firing mechanism (20) for advancing staples (230) from the shell assembly (31). An anvil assembly (30) including a tiltable anvil head (124) movable from an aligned operative position to a tilted position. A camera assembly (30a) is operatively coupled to a distal surface of the tiltable anvil head (124) such that an orientation of the camera assembly (30a) changes as the anvil head (124) moves from the operative to the tilted position.
