A needle device comprises a housing, a base portion having a mounting
surface adapted for application to the skin of a patient, and a plurality
of needles. Each needle comprises a distal pointed end adapted to
penetrate the skin of the subject, and has a first position in which the
distal end is retracted relative to the mounting surface, and a second
position in which the distal end projects from the mounting surface. The
needles are arranged such that at least one needle can be moved from its
first to its second position, or vice versa, with at least one other
needle not performing the same movement. In this way a plurality of
needles can be introduced transcutaneously at a selected site within the
body of a subject. The device may comprise a common fluid conduit with at
least two of the needles having a proximal opening to be arranged in
fluid communication with the common fluid conduit.