Patent ID: 8556829

Claim:
A tissue penetrating system, comprising: a housing member; a cartridge positionable in the housing member; a plurality of penetrating members positioned in the cartridge; a plurality of analyte detecting members positioned in the cartridge, each of the analyte detecting members being associated with each of the penetrating members; a processor configured to be coupled to each of the penetrating members and a controllable penetrating member driver, the processor calculates user profile traits depending on user input information to customize a user profile for subsequent lancing cycles; wherein the user profile traits include a degree of painlessness, success rate, and blood volume; a database that stores information for the user profile; and a penetrating member transport device for receiving the plurality of penetrating members from the housing member, advancing the plurality of penetrating members in one direction, and sequentially aligning the plurality of penetrating members one by one with and to be driven by the penetrating member driver.