Devices and methods for body fluid sampling and analysis

An integrated body fluid sampling meter comprising:

• a meter housing;
• a cartridge insertable into the meter housing and comprising a plurality of sampling arrangements, wherein the plurality of sampling arrangements includes a first sampling arrangement moveable between a pre-fired position and a rest position;
• and
• an imaging assembly in the meter housing, the imaging assembly configured to image different portions of the first sampling arrangement as the first sampling arrangement moves between the pre-fired position and the rest position.

A method of operating a body fluid sampling meter comprising a meter housing and an imaging assembly in the meter housing, the method comprising:

• receiving a cartridge in the meter housing, the cartridge comprising a plurality of sampling arrangements, wherein the plurality of sampling arrangements includes a first sampling arrangement that has a pre-fired position and a rest position;
• releasing the first sampling arrangement from the pre-fired position;
• and
• imaging different portions of the sampling arrangement as the sampling arrangement moves.