Abstract: A lancet device for drawing blood from a digit of a patient. The lancet device is particularly directed to a disposable, pre-armed or armable device including an element for constricting the finger or digit of a patient or user from which the blood is to be drawn. The device includes a portion that functions in a tourniquet manner to increase the blood supply in the area where the lancet is to create an incision. The lancet portion and the structure of the device are designed to produce a substantially painless incision in the patient. The biasing elements of the device provide for forcing the lancet portion toward the target area and for retrieving the lancet into the device after an incision has been made. After use in making an incision, the parts of the device that contact the patient's blood are withdrawn from possible inadvertent contact thus avoiding a chance of contamination of the user with the patient's blood.