A connector and sensor assembly for the connection of medical sensors suitable for measuring bodily functions, the connector and sensor assembly including: a connector including a sensor assembly receiver (400c-e), the sensor assembly receiver (400c-e) comprising: an opening with an internal surface, and a plurality of pogo pins extending from the internal surface, wherein the plurality of pogo pins are in a staggered configuration; and a sensor assembly (800c to 800e) accommodating a sensor including a plurality of electrical contacts, the sensor assembly (800c to 800e) including: a body portion, and a sensor tab (810c-e) having on its top side the plurality of electrical contacts, wherein the sensor tab (810c-e) is configured to be removably inserted into the opening of the connector, wherein the plurality of electrical contacts includes an electrical contact that serves as a grounding line, wherein the electrical contact that serves as the grounding line is configured such that any of the plurality of pogo pins contacts the grounding line before contacting any of the remaining plurality of electrical contacts, and the connector further comprising a first tapered surface on the proximal end of the connector and the sensor assembly (800c to 800e) further comprising a second tapered surface on the proximal end of the sensor assembly (800c to 800e), and wherein the first tapered surface tapers into the opening of the connector and the second tapered surface tapers outward, wherein the connector and sensor assembly is configured such that, when the sensor assembly (800c 800e) is first inserted into the sensor assembly receiver (400c-e), the sensor tab (810c-e) moves adjacent to a bottom surface (443c-d) of the sensor assembly receiver (400c-e), and as the sensor tab (810c-e) is further inserted into the sensor assembly receiver (400c-e), an angled surface (441c-d) of the bottom surface (443c-d) of the sensor assembly receive (400c-e) serves as a ramp to move the sensor tab (810c-e) to an elevated level. a connector including a sensor assembly receiver (400c-e), the sensor assembly receiver (400c-e) comprising: an opening with an internal surface, and a plurality of pogo pins extending from the internal surface, wherein the plurality of pogo pins are in a staggered configuration; and an opening with an internal surface, and a plurality of pogo pins extending from the internal surface, wherein the plurality of pogo pins are in a staggered configuration; and a sensor assembly (800c to 800e) accommodating a sensor including a plurality of electrical contacts, the sensor assembly (800c to 800e) including: a body portion, and a sensor tab (810c-e) having on its top side the plurality of electrical contacts, wherein the sensor tab (810c-e) is configured to be removably inserted into the opening of the connector, wherein the plurality of electrical contacts includes an electrical contact that serves as a grounding line, wherein the electrical contact that serves as the grounding line is configured such that any of the plurality of pogo pins contacts the grounding line before contacting any of the remaining plurality of electrical contacts, and the connector further comprising a first tapered surface on the proximal end of the connector and the sensor assembly (800c to 800e) further comprising a second tapered surface on the proximal end of the sensor assembly (800c to 800e), and wherein the first tapered surface tapers into the opening of the connector and the second tapered surface tapers outward, wherein the connector and sensor assembly is configured such that, when the sensor assembly (800c 800e) is first inserted into the sensor assembly receiver (400c-e), the sensor tab (810c-e) moves adjacent to a bottom surface (443c-d) of the sensor assembly receiver (400c-e), and as the sensor tab (810c-e) is further inserted into the sensor assembly receiver (400c-e), an angled surface (441c-d) of the bottom surface (443c-d) of the sensor assembly receive (400c-e) serves as a ramp to move the sensor tab (810c-e) to an elevated level. the connector further comprising a first tapered surface on the proximal end of the connector and the sensor assembly (800c to 800e) further comprising a second tapered surface on the proximal end of the sensor assembly (800c to 800e), and wherein the first tapered surface tapers into the opening of the connector and the second tapered surface tapers outward, wherein the connector and sensor assembly is configured such that, when the sensor assembly (800c 800e) is first inserted into the sensor assembly receiver (400c-e), the sensor tab (810c-e) moves adjacent to a bottom surface (443c-d) of the sensor assembly receiver (400c-e), and as the sensor tab (810c-e) is further inserted into the sensor assembly receiver (400c-e), an angled surface (441c-d) of the bottom surface (443c-d) of the sensor assembly receive (400c-e) serves as a ramp to move the sensor tab (810c-e) to an elevated level.