A lancet instrument detachably fitted to a lancing apparatus, comprising a lancet having a lancet body with a sharp lancet tip at its tip, a lancet hub fixed to the lancet body so that the lancet tip is exposed, and an elastic deformation part extended from the lancet hub in the tip direction and elastically...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US20080103517?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20080103517 - Lancet Instrument