Delivering and/or receiving fluids

A device for receiving fluid from a subject, comprising:

• a device actuator;
• a housing including an opening to receive fluid into the housing;
• a flow activator comprising at least one needle;
• a vacuum source;
• a deployment actuator configured to move the flow activator in a deployment direction;
• an effector and an effector guide, wherein the effector is guided in motion via the effector guide in the deployment direction and a retraction direction, wherein the deployment actuator is held by the effector;
• and
• a retraction actuator configured to move the effector in the retraction direction.

A method of receiving fluid from a subject, comprising:

• placing a device for receiving fluid from a subject on skin of the subject;
• and
• actuating a device actuator, causing a deployment actuator to move in a deployment direction and in a retraction direction, movement of the deployment actuator being guided in motion via guides;
• wherein the deployment actuator is configured to move a flow activator in the deployment direction, the flow activator comprising at least one needle.