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 printed on said flexible substrate proximate said first end and said second end of said ribbon connector , wherein said contact pads 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 , 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 printed on said flexible substrate proximate said first end and said second end of said ribbon connector , wherein said contact pads 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 , 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 . <EOS>