Modular connector system and a modular connector having two or more detachably secured housings

A modular connector system, comprising:

• a first connector comprising a first input port, a first connection interface, and an output port, wherein the first connector is configured to detachably secure a first input cable of a first physiological sensor at the first input port so as to be configured to receive at least one first signal via the first input cable upon connection of the first input cable to the first input port;
• a second connector comprising a second input port and a second connection interface, wherein the second connector is configured to detachably secure a second input cable of a second physiological sensor at the second input port so as to be configured to receive at least one second signal via the second input cable upon connection of the second input cable to the second input port, the second connection interface being configured to electrically couple with the first connection interface to transmit the at least one second signal via the second input cable connected to the second input port to the first connector;
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• a coupling mechanism configured to detachably secure the second connector to the first connector such that the second connection interface and the first connection interface are in electrical contact,
• wherein the first connector is configured to simultaneously route the at least one first signal from the first input port via the first input cable connected to the first input port, and to route the at least one second signal from the first connection interface, via the second input cable connected to the second input port, to the output port.

A system, comprising:

• a monitoring device configured to receive and process a plurality of physiological sensor signals;
• a connector comprising:
• a first housing comprising a first input port, a first connection interface, and an output port, wherein the first housing is configured to detachably secure a first input cable of a first physiological sensor at the first input port so as to be configured to receive at least one first signal via the first input cable, upon connection of the first input cable to the first input port;
• a second housing comprising a second input port and a second connection interface, wherein the second housing is configured to detachably secure a second input cable of a second physiological sensor at the second input port so as to be configured to receive at least one second signal via the second input cable upon connection of the second input cable to the second input port, the second connection interface being configured to electrically couple with the first connection interface to transmit the at least one second signal, via the second input cable connected to the third connection interface, to the first housing;
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• a coupling mechanism configured to detachably secure the second housing to the first housing such that the second connection interface and the second connection interface are in electrical contact,
• wherein the first housing houses is configured to simultaneously route the at least one first signal from the first connection interface via the first input cable connected to the first connection interface, and to route the at least one second signal from the second connection interface via the second input cable connected to the third connection interface to the output port;
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• an output cable configured to be detachably secured to and between the output port of the first housing and to the monitoring device such that the monitoring device, upon being connected via its output cable to the output port of the first housing, receives selectively routed signals from the first housing.