Patent ID: 7660615

Claim:
A connector for connecting a sensor set to a monitor device, wherein the sensor set includes: a mounting base adapted for mounting onto a patient's skin, the mounting base including a connector fitting generally at a rear end of the mounting base, wherein the connector fitting of the sensor set includes a tubular element having a central bore formed therein for pass through reception of a portion of the sensor, and wherein the mounting base further includes including a lock mechanism for releasable coupling to the connector; and a sensor having at least one sensor electrode thereon for generating at least one electrical signal representative of at least one patient condition, the sensor including at least one contact pad conductively coupled to the at least one sensor electrode, the sensor being coupled to the mounting base; wherein the connector is adapted for interengageable coupling with the lock mechanism on the mounting base of the sensor set, wherein the connector includes at least one connector contact that is electrically coupled to the at least one contact pad of the sensor when the mounting base of the sensor set is coupled to the connector, wherein the at least one connector contact receives the at least one electrical signal; and wherein the tubular element of the sensor set is for mating with a corresponding tubular recess formed in the connector, the connector fitting of the sensor set further having a recessed seat to support and retain the sensor, the recessed seat defined to fit within a recess in the connector.