--- description: Find out why Aspivix Carevix is one of the best inventions of 2024 title: Aspivix Carevix: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte94762dec20d0eb5/698a8a1ac9e941cf63122960/carevix-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 30, 2024 # Reducing IUD Pain by [Alison Van Houten](/author/alison-van-houten/) ## Alison Van Houten Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  When it comes to women's pain? "Nobody cares," says Ikram Guerd, global marketing VP for medical device company Aspivix. It wasn't until this August that the CDC even officially [urged](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/health/iud-insertion-pain.html "undefined") ob-gyns to offer medication to people having IUDs inserted. It's painful in part due to the medieval-seeming tenaculum, the scissor-like instrument used to hook the cervix and pull it aside for procedures requiring uterine access (which also include biopsies, hysteroscopies, and fertility treatments). This sharp metal tool causes pain in [nearly 90%](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/13625187.2011.558222 "undefined") of people it's used on. Carevix is a suction-based alternative that significantly [reduced](https://www.aspivix.com/aspivix-receives-u-s-fda-510k-clearance-for-carevix-their-novel-atraumatic-cervical-stabilizer/ "undefined") pain and bleeding during IUD insertion in a prototype trial the company ran. By making procedures safer, quicker, and more comfortable, Aspivix hopes to encourage more people to get the care they need promptly instead of delaying out of fear and potentially compounding health issues. In April, it [announced](https://www.aspivix.com/bayer-schweiz-ag-and-aspivix-collaborate-to-reduce-pain-in-womens-health-procedures/ "undefined") that the FDA-cleared device would first be rolled out in Aspivix's home country, Switzerland, in partnership with the leading global IUD manufacturer, Bayer. U.S. commercialization is expected before the end of 2024. Learn More at [Aspivix Carevix](https://www.aspivix.com/bayer-schweiz-ag-and-aspivix-collaborate-to-reduce-pain-in-womens-health-procedures/ "undefined") These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. Aspivix Carevix: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094702/aspivix-carevix/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094702/aspivix-carevix/"},"headline":"Aspivix Carevix: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024","datePublished":"2024-10-30T11:44:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:54:29.429Z","description":"Find out why Aspivix Carevix is one of the best inventions of 2024","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094702/aspivix-carevix/","keywords":["Tech","E-Commerce","list","franchise","Magazine","best inventions"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte94762dec20d0eb5/698a8a1ac9e941cf63122960/carevix-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alison Van Houten","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alison-van-houten/"}],"creator":"Alison Van Houten","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte94762dec20d0eb5/698a8a1ac9e941cf63122960/carevix-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094702/aspivix-carevix/","name":"Aspivix Carevix: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024"}}]}] ```