does not have sharp edges or protrusions that could scratch or otherwise harm the patient fig5 depicts a perspective view of a connector 5 made in accordance with the present invention as illustrated in fig5 the connector 5 has a female shroud portion 7 a male insertion portion 8 and a cable portion 9 electrical connections within the connector 5 are protected from fluids and or other disturbances by the female shroud portion 7 although the male insertion portion 8 is shown in fig5 as a blank in use this male insertion portion can form a portion of the sensor e g a sensor tab sensor plug sensor connector or be attached to the end of a cable from a sensor advantageously the cable portion 9 connects on one end to contacts within the female shroud portion 7 and on the other end to a monitor or processor fig1 depicts an exploded view of the connector 5 of one preferred embodiment the female shroud portion 7 has a bottom case 10 having a leading edge 18 and a back edge 20 attached to the bottom case 10 at the center of the back edge 20 is a cable mount 12 the cable mount 12 is used to secure the cable 9 in place as will be described further below although depicted in the middle of the back edge 20 the cable mount 12 can be positioned to one side or.