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In various embodiments of the invention, an electro-vacuum pump can be used either as a stand alone unit to create, monitor and control a vacuum or to maintain, assist or as a back up for a hand operated pump in a variety of surgical procedures. The vacuum pump is controlled by a processor and is au

In various embodiments of the invention, an electro-vacuum pump can be used either as a stand alone unit to create, monitor and control a vacuum or to maintain, assist or as a back up for a hand operated pump in a variety of surgical procedures. The vacuum pump is controlled by a processor and is automatically activated when the vacuum is below a pre-selected parameter or a parameter selected on the fly by the surgeon. Visual or audio feedback is used to allow the surgeon increased control of the vacuum device while carrying out the surgical procedure.

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1. A method to attach an integrated vacuum device to a patient's tissue, comprising: (a) receiving a vacuum device including a valve, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag reader, a sensor, and a processor;(b) inserting a suction device including a programmable RFID tag into the vacuum device

1. A method to attach an integrated vacuum device to a patient's tissue, comprising: (a) receiving a vacuum device including a valve, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag reader, a sensor, and a processor;(b) inserting a suction device including a programmable RFID tag into the vacuum device to form an integrated vacuum device;(c) reading the programmable RFID tag to identify the suction device and prior use data of the suction device;(d) receiving one or more operating parameters;(e) activating the integrated vacuum device to generate a vacuum provided the prior use data indicates no possibility of contamination from prior use of the suction device; and(f) attaching the integrated vacuum device to the patient's tissue. 2. The method of claim 1, where the vacuum is pulsatile and varied opposite the patient's pulse. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising grasping the patient's tissue with the integrated vacuum device to manipulate the patient's tissue. 4. The method of claim 1, where the vacuum is increased when the patient's blood pressure to the patient's tissue is in diastole. 5. The method of claim 1, where the vacuum is marginally increased in diastole and maintained to overcome the systolic pressure pulse. 6. A method to monitor for a ‘pop-off’ event during a surgical procedure on a patient, comprising: (a) receiving a vacuum device including a valve, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag reader, a processor, a sensor for monitoring a vacuum and a sensor for monitoring a patient's pulse;(b) inserting a suction device including a programmable RFID tag into the vacuum device to form an integrated vacuum device;(c) reading the programmable RFID tag to identify the suction device;(d) receiving one or more operating parameters;(e) activating the integrated vacuum device to generate a vacuum to the suction device, where the vacuum is pulsatile and varied opposite the patient's pulse;(f) attaching the integrated suction device to the patient's tissue during the surgical procedure;(g) monitoring for a ‘pop-off’ event based on the change in vacuum over time; and(h) recording one or both the ‘pop-off’ event and the release of the vacuum through the valve at completion of the surgical procedure. 7. The method of claim 6, where reading the programmable RFID tag includes reading prior use data of the suction device, where the prior use data is used to eliminate the possibility of contamination from prior use of the suction device. 8. The method of claim 6, further comprising grasping with the integrated vacuum device to manipulate the tissue. 9. The method of claim 6, where the vacuum is increased when the blood pressure to the tissue is in diastole. 10. The method of claim 9, where the vacuum is marginally increased in diastole and maintained to overcome the systolic pressure pulse. 11. A system for a first responder to grasp tissue comprising: a suction device adapted to attach to a mammal for grasping a tissue of the mammal including a programmable radio frequency identification (RFID) tag;a vacuum device adapted to receive the suction device, where upon insertion of the vacuum device into the suction device an integrated vacuum device is formed with no intermediate connections, where the integrated vacuum device further includes:(i) an RFID tag read/write device, where the vacuum device is adapted to read the RFID tag of the suction device and one or both recognize the suction device and retrieve previous use data of the suction device, where the vacuum device is adapted to apply a vacuum to the tissue of the mammal sufficient for grasping of the tissue of the mammal, where the vacuum generated is based on one or more of the tissue being grasped, the suction device recognized and the previous use data;(ii) a switch to activate the integrated vacuum device;(iii) a relief valve;(iv) one or more sensors adapted to determine two or more sensor parameters selected from the group consisting of the vacuum at the tissue of the mammal, the temperature of the mammal, the blood pressure of the mammal and the change in blood pressure of the mammal over time; and(v) a processor programmed to carry out steps including: reading the programmable RFID tag to retrieve one or more device parameters, adjusting the vacuum based on one or more of the one or more device parameters and the two or more sensor parameters such that the vacuum at the tissue of the mammal is maintained during one or both transport and movement of the mammal, monitoring the one or more sensors, deactivating the integrated vacuum device and automatically opening the relief valve as required by one or both safety guidelines and the completion of grasping treatment, and updating the previous use data of the programmable RFID tag. 12. The system of claim 11, where the suction device is selected from the group consisting of an obstetrical grasping cup, a retraction device, a suction cup, a manipulating device, a tamponade device, a traction device, open cup graspers and a tourniquet. 13. The system of claim 11, where the integrated vacuum device is used in one or both laparoscopic and thorascoscopic surgical procedures. 14. The system of claim 11, where the integrated vacuum device is used in procedures employing an open incision selected from the group consisting of laparotomy, thoracotomy, craniotomy, retroperitoneal surgical approaches and orthopedic vacuum traction or manipulation of bony surfaces. 15. The system of claim 11, where the integrated vacuum device is used on a bony surface or on the structures under or within an incision in bone or aperture in bone including but not limited to craniotomy and orthopedic surgery. 16. The system of claim 11, where the integrated vacuum device applies a pulsatile vacuum based on a mammal's pulse to inhibit bleeding at the tissue of the mammal. 17. The system of claim 11, where the vacuum device alone provides the vacuum to the suction device. 18. The system of claim 11, where the vacuum device is used to one or both maintain the vacuum and assist in generating the vacuum of a hand-operated vacuum pump. 19. The system of claim 11, further comprising a remote device which allows control of one or more functions selected from the group consisting of the vacuum applied to the suction device, the vacuum device and adjustment of the vacuum device settings while the vacuum device is activated. 20. The system of claim 11, further comprising one or both a visual and an audio feedback unit that allows one or more functions selected from the group consisting of control of the vacuum applied to the suction device, control of the vacuum device and adjustment of the vacuum device settings while the vacuum device is activated.