Patent ID: 7933642

Claim:
A system for transmitting data comprising: a chest assembly comprising at least a first electrode connector and a second electrode connector configured to couple electrodes to traces that run along the chest assembly; a discrete body electronics unit separable from a chest assembly, the chest assembly being removably connected proximate to and in electrical contact with the body electronics unit, wherein the body electronics unit acquires physiological data from the chest assembly and wirelessly transmits the physiological data; a plurality of base stations for receiving the physiological data transmitted from the body electronics unit, each base station capable of being simultaneously paired to the body electronics unit, and each base station comprising a plurality of terminals for transmitting the physiological data to a monitor; wherein the chest assembly further comprises: a base layer having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side contains a plurality of electrically conductive elements, the electrically conductive elements configured to be removably coupled to electrodes, the base layer positioned between a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer; and a plurality of electrode housings, each electrode housing positioned over an aperture formed in the chest assembly and containing an elastomeric portion defining a female void for receiving a portion of an electrode.