A flexible connector system for connecting a patient to a piece of medical monitoring equipment, said flexible connector system comprising: at least one sensor configured to be positioned on the patient's body to detect biomedical signals; a flexible substrate of dielectric material; a plurality of conductive leads printed in a conductive ink upon said flexible substrate, therein forming a ribbon connector, which is configured to electrically interconnect the piece of medical monitoring equipment to the at least one sensor, wherein said ribbon connector has a first length between a first end and an opposite second end, and wherein said ribbon connector has a first section that extends toward said second end from said first end; a plurality of perforations formed in said flexible substrate in a second section that extends from said first section to said second end, wherein said perforations divide said flexible substrate into a plurality of strips, and wherein each of said strips supports one of said plurality of conductive leads; contact pads (26, 27) printed on said flexible substrate proximate said first end and said second end of said ribbon connector, wherein said contact pads (26, 27) terminate said plurality of conductive leads; and a first insulation layer printed in a dielectric ink over said plurality of conductive leads between said contact pads (26, 27), wherein said dielectric ink encapsulates said conductive ink so that said conductive ink is interposed between said dielectric ink and said dielectric material of said flexible substrate; a conductive shielding layer made from conductive ink printed over said first insulation layer; and a second insulation layer which covers said conductive shielding layer. a flexible substrate of dielectric material; a plurality of conductive leads printed in a conductive ink upon said flexible substrate, therein forming a ribbon connector, which is configured to electrically interconnect the piece of medical monitoring equipment to the at least one sensor, wherein said ribbon connector has a first length between a first end and an opposite second end, and wherein said ribbon connector has a first section that extends toward said second end from said first end; a plurality of perforations formed in said flexible substrate in a second section that extends from said first section to said second end, wherein said perforations divide said flexible substrate into a plurality of strips, and wherein each of said strips supports one of said plurality of conductive leads; contact pads (26, 27) printed on said flexible substrate proximate said first end and said second end of said ribbon connector, wherein said contact pads (26, 27) terminate said plurality of conductive leads; and a first insulation layer printed in a dielectric ink over said plurality of conductive leads between said contact pads (26, 27), wherein said dielectric ink encapsulates said conductive ink so that said conductive ink is interposed between said dielectric ink and said dielectric material of said flexible substrate; a conductive shielding layer made from conductive ink printed over said first insulation layer; and a second insulation layer which covers said conductive shielding layer.