Smart obturator assembly

A smart obturator assembly, comprising:

• a hub forming a central passage;
• a collar on the hub, the collar including electronic circuitry in signal communication with remote reception circuitry;
• and
• an obturator movably positionable within a lumen of a device, wherein the hub is coupled to a proximal end of the device such that the central passage is in fluid communication with the lumen, the obturator movable within the lumen between a first position and a second position, the obturator comprising:
• a distal end;
• and
• a sensor at the distal end, the sensor configured to sense an environmental characteristic within a patient’s blood stream, generate a signal representative of the environmental characteristic, and transmit the signal to the electronic circuitry, wherein the electronic circuitry is configured to receive the signal and transmit the signal to the remote reception circuitry.

A smart obturator assembly, comprising:

• an obturator movably positionable within a lumen of a device, the obturator movable within the lumen between a first position and a second position, the obturator comprising:
• a distal end;
• and
• a sensor assembly at the distal end, the sensor assembly configured to sense one or more environmental characteristics within a patient’s blood vessel and to generate one or more signals representative of the one or more environmental characteristics;
• a hub forming a central passage, the hub coupled to the device such that the central passage is in fluid communication with the lumen;
• and
• a collar operatively coupled to the hub, the collar comprising electronic circuitry in signal communication with the sensor, the electronic circuitry configured to receive the one or more signals and transmit the one or more signals to remote reception circuitry.