Patent ID: 7582099

Claim:
A tissue penetrating system, comprising: a plurality of penetrating members each with a tip; at least one seal maintaining each of a penetrating member in a sterile environment prior to launch of a penetrating member to a tissue site; a penetrating member driver coupled to the plurality of penetrating members; a support with a plurality of openings, each opening receiving a penetrating member and being sealed by the at least one seal prior to launch of a penetrating member, wherein that portion of the at least one seal is at least partially removed from an opening associated with a penetrating member about to be launched to provide that each tip of a penetrating member being launched without contacting the at least one seal; and a user interface coupled to a processor, wherein in response to an input at the user interface by a user the processor provides an input to the penetrating member driver to relay a penetrating member parameter selected from a depth of penetration of a penetrating member through a skin surface determined from, the distance of a tip of the penetrating member from the target tissue, acceleration and displacement of the penetrating member and a start position of the penetrating member, penetrating member velocity in or out of the skin surface, or penetrating member braking.