Patent ID: 7892183

Claim:
A body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site, the system comprising: a disposable; a penetrating member driver; a plurality of penetrating members arranged in a radial configuration in the disposable, wherein sharpened distal tips of the penetrating members point radially outward, and wherein each of the plurality of penetrating members has a packing density of about 0.1 cm 3 ; wherein an active one of said penetrating members is operatively coupled to said penetrating member driver, said penetrating member driver moving said active one of said penetrating members along a path out of a housing having a penetrating member exit, into said tissue site, stopping in said tissue site, and withdrawing out of said tissue site; a processor coupled to the penetrating member driver and configured to provide instructions to the penetrating member driver for a fast-into of said active one penetrating members into the tissue site and slow-out velocity out of the tissue site; and a plurality of analyte detecting members positioned in the disposable, wherein at least one of said analyte detecting members is positioned to receive less than about 0.1 μL of body fluid from a wound created by said active one of said penetrating members, and wherein said plurality of analyte detecting members are not pierced by the active one of the penetrating members.