Patent ID: 8897851

Claim:
A sensor device comprising: an electrode vest having a plurality of electrodes; a guide fixed to the electrode vest; a retainer fixed to the electrode vest; a protective liner comprising a continuous strip folded onto itself to form a first strip portion and a second strip portion, the first strip portion releasably attached to at least one of the plurality of electrodes, the first strip portion having a fixed end portion attached to the electrode vest and a second end portion engaged with the retainer, and the second strip portion includes a first end portion coupled to the second end portion of the first strip portion proximate the retainer and a second, free end portion that extends through the guide, the second strip portion having a second strip surface in contact with a skin surface of a patient when the sensor device is placed onto the patient, wherein a pulling force applied to the second, free end portion causes the first strip portion to separate from at least one of the plurality of electrodes, wherein the pulling force causes the continuous strip to disengage from the retainer, and wherein the second strip surface includes a low coefficient of friction to minimize abrasion of the skin surface when the pulling force is applied.