Patent ID: 7901364

Claim:
A single use, disposable body fluid testing device for use with a testing meter, the device comprising: a disposable body member, the body member being a separate component from the testing meter, an axially moveable tissue penetrator carried by the body member, the tissue penetrator including a depth adjustor for enabling a user to adjust the extent of axial movement of the tissue penetrator a test strip holder carried by the body member, and a test strip carried on the disposable body member by the test strip holder, the test strip being capable of receiving a body fluid thereon and processing the body fluid into a form suitable for yielding test results relating to the content of the body fluid, wherein the test strip holder includes a test strip receiver for receiving the test strip, and a test strip retainer for retaining the test strip on the test strip receiver, wherein the test strip, while being carried on the disposable body member, is lifted relative to the test strip holder by the meter when the test strip is engaged with a testing meter, and wherein the body member and each of the tissue penetrator, test strip holder and test strip carried on the body member are designed for a single use and for disposal as a unit without disassembly from each other or from other components.