A sampling member defines a passageway including an inlet opening for
reception of a bodily fluid therein, and a wicking member having a first
portion coupled with the sampling member adjacent to the inlet opening.
The wicking member further includes a second portion displaced from the
first portion for initially contacting the bodily fluid. In use the
sampling member is placed adjacent to an incision site with the second
portion of the wicking member positioned to have the bodily fluid first
contact the wicking member and thereby draw the fluid from the incision
site to the inlet opening. In related embodiments there is provided a
sampling system and method which further includes a lancing device to
create the incision and optionally expression members to urge the bodily
fluid from the incision, preferably in an integrated unit.