A lancing device including a drive mechanism with a drive spring and a lancet carrier engaged and driven by the drive spring, and further including a lancet with a sharp lancing tip, wherein the lancet floats relative to the carrier and is decoupled from the drive mechanism during at least a portion...http://www.google.com/patents/US20040260326?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20040260326 - Lancing device with floating lancet
