Integrated lancet and bodily fluid sensor

A method of manufacturing a bodily fluid sample acquisition and testing device, comprising the steps of:

• inserting a lance into a primary support member having a slot for accessing said lance,
• sterilizing said primary support member and lance;
• and
• after sterilizing said primary support member and lance, inserting a bodily fluid chemistry sensing strip comprising a sensing area into said primary support member such that said sensing area is adjacent to said lance.

A cartridge comprising a plurality of bodily fluid sample acquisition and testing devices, each of said devices comprising:

• a primary support member having a bodily fluid chemistry sensing strip attached thereto, said sensing strip comprising a sensing area in proximity to a sensing end of said primary support member;
• a cantilever member comprising a first end hinged to said support member;
• a lancing member comprising a lancet support member and a lancet having a pointed end attached to said lancet support member, said lancet support member being hinged to a second end of said cantilever member;
• said primary support member, cantilever member, and lancing member adapted to adopt a first orientation being substantially coplanar, and to adopt a second orientation with said lancing member defining an angle with said primary support member such that said pointed end of said lance is adjacent to said sensing area of said sensing strip.