Patent ID: 11931136
Assignee: BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 14:
15. A method of transmitting and sensing signals, the method comprising:
attaching to a body of a subject a plurality of devices for transmitting and sensing signals, a plurality of devices, wherein each device includes
a non-conductive substrate configured to be adhered to a skin of a subject;
a first and a second electrical contacts printed on said substrate;
a disposable connector, configured to be connected to a compatible cable connector of a cable receiving signals from said contacts via said disposable connector for transmitting the signals to a system for measuring bioimpedance, said disposable connector having a symmetric shape such that mating between said disposable connector and said compatible cable connector is established at either one of two flipped orientations; and
an authentication tag mounted on, printed on, or integrated with, said disposable connector and an authentication line for transmitting signals from the authentication tag to a processor including at least an alert indicating that the device needs to be replaced, wherein the authentication line is a dedicated conducting line disposed between a first conducting line and a second conducting line;

connecting a multi-connection cable between said plurality of devices and a connector panel of a bioimpedance measuring system.