Together, re-imagining gynecology with "gentle" in mind
Aspivix is developing an innovative, soft-suction cervical device designed as a modern and gentler alternative to the tenaculum
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Carevix™ is currently FDA-Cleared and CE-Marked. Available for commercialization.
Together, Re-imagining Gynecology with "Gentle"in Mind
Aspivix has developed an innovative, soft-suction cervical device designed as a modern alternative to the tenaculum
Disclaimer
Carevix™ is currently FDA-Cleared and CE-Marked. Available for commercialization.
carevixTM
Suction Cervical Stabilizer
Meet the next-generation, suction-based cervical device, clinically proven to reduce pain and bleeding during transcervical procedures without compromising on performance*
* Yaron, M., et al. An Innovative Atraumatic Uterine Cervical Traction Device: A Randomized Trial. Poster presented at: European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health. Ghent - Belgium, May 2022.
Disclaimer
Carevix™ is currently FDA-Cleared and CE-Marked. Available for commercialization.
Less bleeding
Less pain
Increased clinician and patient satisfaction
The Clinical Need
Million women every year
are afflicted by the cervical tenaculum in gynecological procedures e.g. IUD insertion*
* Lopez LM, Bernholc A, Zeng Y, et al. (2015). Interventions for pain with intrauterine device insertion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev.
Percent of women
report mild to severe pain during procedures using the cervical tenaculum*
* Marions L, et al. (2011). Use of the levonorgestrel releasing-intrauterine system in nulliparous women—a non-interventional study in Sweden. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care.
Percent of women
avoid an IUD as a birth control method for fear of pain*
* Data on File. Internal Aspivix Survey with 500 European Women.
The Problem with the Cervical Tenaculum
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It was designed over a century ago to extract bullets on the battlefields ** Bloch G. (2019). Les gynécos travaillent avec des outils centenaires. Le Temps
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Its sharp hooks at the end pierce the delicate cervical tissue causing pain and bleeding ** Lopez LM, Bernholc A, Zeng Y, et al. (2015). Interventions for pain with intrauterine device insertion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev.
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It discourages women from adopting effective contraceptives such as an IUD ** Data on File. Internal Aspivix Survey with 500 European Women
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It was designed over a century ago to extract bullets on the battlefields ** Bloch G. (2019). Les gynécos travaillent avec des outils centenaires. Le Temps
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Its sharp hooks at the end pierce the delicate cervical tissue causing pain and bleeding ** Lopez LM, Bernholc A, Zeng Y, et al. (2015). Interventions for pain with intrauterine device insertion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev.
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It discourages women from adopting effective contraceptives such as an IUD ** Data on File. Internal Aspivix Survey with 500 European Women
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