Patent ID: 8608714

Claim:
A vacuum device for stopping the flow of blood from a bleeding site on a tissue surface comprising: a vacuum cup including a side wall edge, one or more check valves and an interior cavity, where a first check valve is adapted to one or both of apply a vacuum to the interior cavity and force fluids from the interior cavity, where the side wall edge is adapted to adhere to the tissue surface with application of the vacuum to the interior cavity, where the side wall edge is adapted to remain attached to the tissue surface with maintenance of the vacuum to the interior cavity; and a mechanical vacuum source operably connected to one or both the first check valve and the interior cavity, where applying the mechanical vacuum source to the interior cavity and one or both generating and maintaining the vacuum in the interior cavity of the vacuum device attaches the vacuum cup to the tissue surface, where applying the vacuum to the interior cavity stops the flow of blood from the bleeding site.