Abstract: A hollow vessel with a top and a bottom. The top has a pair of ports therein. An inlet conduit is secured to one of the ports and terminates adjacent the bottom. The inlet conduit has a distal end adapted to be fixed with a trocar. The bottom bas a discharge opening with a valve. A vacuum/pressure source is located exterior of the hollow vessel. The vacuum/pressure source is connected to the other port by a second conduit with valving, a liquid trap, and pressure controls. The vessel may be used in accordance with the method to aspirate the veined and arterial network of a corpse during an embalming process.