Descripción del proyecto
Un dispositivo de succión para sustituir a los fórceps obstétricos
Muchos procedimientos ginecológicos transcervicales, incluida la inserción de dispositivos intrauterinos (DIU) anticonceptivos, requieren sujetar el cuello del útero. Esto se lleva a cabo con las pinzas de Pozzi, que provocan molestias y hemorragias. El equipo del proyecto ASPIVIX, financiado con fondos europeos, ha desarrollado un novedoso producto sanitario que emplea una succión suave para estabilizar delicadamente el cuello del útero. El diseño y los materiales del producto sanitario Aspivix evitan el traumatismo y la hemorragia, lo que hace que la experiencia sea menos dolorosa para las mujeres. Además de modernizar los procedimientos ginecológicos, se espera que la introducción del dispositivo en el mercado aumente la adopción del DIU y reduzca los embarazos no deseados.
Objetivo
For years, gynecologist practices related to Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD) insertions, curettage and several other common indications, have featured poor care and low attention to female patients.
The use of the Tenaculum, grasping and pulling on the cervix, inside the vaginal cavity, proved to be painful and traumatic for 84% of the women, and eventually to trigger lesions and bleeding in 29% of the patients, as well as cross-contamination in 5-10% of the women. These disadvantages refrain the use of IUCD contraceptive which exacerbates the unintended pregnancies, sized yearly in 85 mills and representing billions of euros in social costs worldwide.
In response, we have developed Aspivix, a new disruptive gynecological device that reduces the pain and eradicates the bleeding during the exploration procedure. Our patented device will replace the Tenaculum forceps, unchanged for over 100 years, to provide gynecologists an easy-to-use device where gentle and firm cervix uterus grasping and traction is needed. Thus, our device will facilitate the adoption of IUCD, which could avoid up to 8% of unintended pregnancies and reduce derived social costs. Besides, Aspivix is intended for a single use which prevents the risk of contamination and cross-infection. Overall, Aspivix has the potential to shorten the intervention procedure (2 steps instead 7), which will represent for the physician a 28% economic benefit. As result, Aspivix will fulfill the needs of more than 64 M of women worldwide/year, a market that is projected to grow at a CAGR2016-2021 of ~6.5% due to the high demand of IUCD insertions and is valued in more than €350M. In this way, thanks to the sales of 22M units in the European, Asian and North American Markets after 5-years, Aspivix will generate cumulative revenues of nearly €80 M and, considering the total investment of €3.6M a return of investment (ROI) of €8.3 per euro invested.
Ámbito científico
Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1
Régimen de financiación
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinador
1020 RENENS
Suiza
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.