Patent ID: 7682318

Claim:
A device for collecting blood from the skin of a patient, the device comprising a housing having a sampling site, the sampling site defining an opening and having a concave depression, a lancet having a lancet tip adjacent the opening, and a lancet driver operably disposed to the lancet to drive the lancet tip through the opening to lance the skin when the lancet driver is actuated, a sample acquisition module that includes the lancet, a sample chamber and a biosensor, the sample acquisition module being removably coupled to the lancet driver to provide that the sample acquisition module is disposable and the lancet driver is reusable; a manually adjustable penetrating member depth selector positioned at an exterior of the housing, wherein the penetrating member depth selector allows user selection of one of several penetration depth settings to limit penetrating depth of the lancet; the device being configured to allow actuation of the lancet driver, lancing of the skin, collection of the blood, and movement of the blood to the sample reservoir to be integrated.