| CPC A61B 5/150267 (2013.01) [A61B 5/150351 (2013.01); A61B 5/150358 (2013.01); A61B 5/15109 (2013.01); A61B 5/15117 (2013.01); A61B 5/15144 (2013.01); A61B 5/6833 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |

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1. A device for collecting a physiological sample from a subject, comprising:
a lancet having a needle configured to puncture the subject's skin, and
a cartridge configured to engage with the lancet,
wherein the lancet is configured to automatically transition the needle from an undeployed position to a deployed position in response to a force applied to the lancet by engagement of the lancet with the cartridge, thereby allowing the needle to puncture the subject's skin.
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