CPC A61B 18/1445 (2013.01) [A61B 18/1233 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00648 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00702 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00797 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00803 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00815 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00821 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/162 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A method of estimating parameters associated with tissue grasped between jaw members of a surgical device, the method comprising:
providing a test signal to the tissue;
determining a first temperature change at the tissue at a first time;
determining a second temperature change at the tissue at a second first time later than the first time;
calculating a mass of the tissue based on the first temperature change; and
estimating a heat transfer coefficient based on the first temperature change, the second temperature change, and the mass.
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