Sensor assembly with spectrophotometric sensor portion and electrode sensor portion

A physiological sensor assembly, comprising:

• a near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) sensor portion having at least one light source, at least one light detector, a flexible NIRS sensor (NS) connector tail, and a first flex circuit, wherein the at least one light source and the at least one light detector are in signal communication with the first flex circuit, and the first flex circuit extends throughout the NS connector tail;
• an electrode sensor portion having a plurality of electrodes configured to sense electrical activity of a patient, at least one flexible electrode sensor portion connector tail, and a second flex circuit, wherein the plurality of electrodes is in signal communication with the second flex circuit, and the second flex circuit extends throughout the at least one electrode sensor portion connector tail;
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• a sensor assembly (SA) connector in communication with the first flex circuit and the second flex circuit;
• wherein the flexible NS connector tail and the at least one flexible electrode sensor portion connector tail each extend outwardly from the SA connector independently of one another, and wherein the first flex circuit and the second flex circuit are in a stacked and folded configuration within the SA connector.

A system for sensing a physiological parameter, comprising:

• at least one physiological sensor assembly that includes:
• a near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) sensor portion having at least one light source, at least one light detector, and a flexible NIRS sensor (NS) connector tail;
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• an electrode sensor portion having a first segment, a second segment, and a plurality of electrodes configured to sense electrical activity of a patient, the first segment having at least one said electrode and a flexible first electrode segment (FES) connector tail, the second segment having at least one said electrode and a flexible second electrode segment (SES) connector tail;
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• a sensor assembly (SA) connector in communication with the NIRS sensor portion, the electrode sensor portion first segment, and the electrode sensor portion second segment;
• wherein the flexible NS connector tail, the flexible FES connector tail, and the flexible SES connector tail each extend outwardly from the SA connector independently of one another, and wherein the NIRS sensor portion, the electrode sensor portion first segment, and the electrode sensor portion second segment are independently positionable relative to one another;
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• a base unit having a system controller in communication with the NIRS sensor portion, the electrode sensor portion, and a non-transitory memory storing instructions, which instructions when executed cause the system controller to:
• control the NIRS sensor portion to control operation of the at least one light source and to receive signal communications from the at least one light detector;
• control the electrode sensor portion to sense the electrical activity of the patient using the plurality of electrodes;
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• process the signal communications from the at least one light detector and the sensed electrical activity of the patient to produce information relating to the physiological parameter.