Patent ID: 8303518

Claim:
An analyte monitoring device operable to draw a fluid sample from a subject, the device comprising: a plurality of microneedles disposed on a carrier, a plurality of microchannels defined as openings in said carrier, wherein each of the plurality of microneedles is at least intermittently in fluid communication with a corresponding microchannel, wherein each of the plurality of microneedles is connected to and moveable with a corresponding fluidic capture site and is constructed and arranged to collect the fluid sample from the subject, wherein the corresponding fluidic capture site is configured to fluidly couple to and deliver the fluid sample to at least one of the plurality of microchannels, and wherein each microchannel is associated with a reagent, at least one actuator operable to extend each microneedle and corresponding fluidic capture site to collect the fluid sample from the subject and to deliver the fluid sample to the at least one of the plurality of microchannels, and a controller operable to initiate analyte testing of the fluid sample.