Apparatus for body fluid sampling

摘要

A device is provided for body fluid sampling. The device comprises a cartridge having a plurality of cavities and a plurality of penetrating members each at least partially contained in said cavities of the cartridge. The penetrating members are slidably movable to extend outward from openings on said cartridge to penetrate tissue. The device further comprises a penetrating member driver coupled to drive at least one of the plurality of penetrating members to create a wound on a surface of a skin and to retract the penetrating member to acquire body fluid from the wound as the body fluid forms at the surface of the skin.