Abstract: The subject of the invention is a suction draw off device which permits a drawing off by suction of secretion, blood or the like and a closure of a wound by means of vacuum. Thereby, the suction draw off device has a container (1) closable by means of a lid (2), a bag (3) with a tube (4) which can be placed in the container (1), a passage for the tube in the upper part of the container wall or in the lid for drawing of the secretion or the like into the bag (3) and an opening in the container wall or in the lid for generating a vacuum in the container (3). Thereby, the suction draw off device is so configured that it is closed in a vacuum-tight manner in the closed condition of the container (1), so that the secretion suction draw off device is operable independently of a vacuum pump unit after a vacuum has once been generated in the container (1).