A sensing device, the sensing device comprising: an adapter assembly configured to couple to surgical handheld devices; an actuation assembly extending distally from the adapter assembly and configured to operably couple to and be engaged by handheld devices coupled to the adapter assembly, the actuation assembly comprising: a first drive shaft and a second drive shaft, wherein the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft are rotatably supported and configured to receive rotational force from motors operably coupled thereto; and a shuttle having a clamp and a shuttle sensor, the shuttle coupled to the first drive shaft via a coupling and having the shuttle sensor disposed on the clamp, a rotation of the first drive shaft causes the shuttle to advance proximally to clamp target tissue; wherein the shuttle sensor is configured to sense one or more tissue properties selected from the group consisting of tissue temperature, tissue impedance, tissue permittivity, tissue permeability, tissue elasticity, and force applied by the sensing device to target tissue; characterized in that: the actuation assembly further comprises a piston assembly coupled to the second drive shaft,wherein a rotation of the second drive shaft causes the piston assembly to advance distally to compress target tissue against the shuttle sensor between the piston assembly and the clamp of the shuttle. an adapter assembly configured to couple to surgical handheld devices; an actuation assembly extending distally from the adapter assembly and configured to operably couple to and be engaged by handheld devices coupled to the adapter assembly, the actuation assembly comprising: a first drive shaft and a second drive shaft, wherein the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft are rotatably supported and configured to receive rotational force from motors operably coupled thereto; and a shuttle having a clamp and a shuttle sensor, the shuttle coupled to the first drive shaft via a coupling and having the shuttle sensor disposed on the clamp, a rotation of the first drive shaft causes the shuttle to advance proximally to clamp target tissue; a first drive shaft and a second drive shaft, wherein the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft are rotatably supported and configured to receive rotational force from motors operably coupled thereto; and a shuttle having a clamp and a shuttle sensor, the shuttle coupled to the first drive shaft via a coupling and having the shuttle sensor disposed on the clamp, a rotation of the first drive shaft causes the shuttle to advance proximally to clamp target tissue; wherein the shuttle sensor is configured to sense one or more tissue properties selected from the group consisting of tissue temperature, tissue impedance, tissue permittivity, tissue permeability, tissue elasticity, and force applied by the sensing device to target tissue; characterized in that: the actuation assembly further comprises a piston assembly coupled to the second drive shaft,wherein a rotation of the second drive shaft causes the piston assembly to advance distally to compress target tissue against the shuttle sensor between the piston assembly and the clamp of the shuttle.