A vacuum pump filtration system comprising: a pump housing element comprising a vacuum pump; a filtration cap element comprising a filter membrane; membrane; an evacuation enclosure configured to mate with a portion of the human body and thereby create a chamber having an interior volume formed between the human body and the evacuation enclosure, the evacuation enclosure comprising an aperture to receive the pump housing element, wherein the filtration cap element comprises a mating surface configured to releasably engage with a receiving surface on the pump housing element to form an integral pump/filter unit, the filtration cap element is configured to position the filter membrane between the interior of the chamber and the vacuum pump, the mating surface and/or the receiving surface being configured to insert into the aperture to form a substantially airtight seal of the aperture upon formation of the integral pump/filter unit, and upon sealing of the aperture by the integral pump/filter unit, the filter membrane being configured such that air being removed by the vacuum pump from the interior volume within the chamber must pass through the filter membrane prior to reaching the vacuum pump, characterized in that the filtration cap element is configured as a disposable unit and the pump housing element is configured as a reusable unit in normal use. a pump housing element comprising a vacuum pump; a filtration cap element comprising a filter membrane; membrane; an evacuation enclosure configured to mate with a portion of the human body and thereby create a chamber having an interior volume formed between the human body and the evacuation enclosure, the evacuation enclosure comprising an aperture to receive the pump housing element, wherein the filtration cap element comprises a mating surface configured to releasably engage with a receiving surface on the pump housing element to form an integral pump/filter unit, the filtration cap element is configured to position the filter membrane between the interior of the chamber and the vacuum pump, the mating surface and/or the receiving surface being configured to insert into the aperture to form a substantially airtight seal of the aperture upon formation of the integral pump/filter unit, and upon sealing of the aperture by the integral pump/filter unit, the filter membrane being configured such that air being removed by the vacuum pump from the interior volume within the chamber must pass through the filter membrane prior to reaching the vacuum pump, characterized in that the filtration cap element is configured as a disposable unit and the pump housing element is configured as a reusable unit in normal use. the filtration cap element comprises a mating surface configured to releasably engage with a receiving surface on the pump housing element to form an integral pump/filter unit, the filtration cap element is configured to position the filter membrane between the interior of the chamber and the vacuum pump, the mating surface and/or the receiving surface being configured to insert into the aperture to form a substantially airtight seal of the aperture upon formation of the integral pump/filter unit, and upon sealing of the aperture by the integral pump/filter unit, the filter membrane being configured such that air being removed by the vacuum pump from the interior volume within the chamber must pass through the filter membrane prior to reaching the vacuum pump, characterized in that the filtration cap element is configured as a disposable unit and the pump housing element is configured as a reusable unit in normal use.