RingDoc is an integrated platform that links the entire process from hospital diagnosis to AI-customized exercise prescription, execution, and monitoring in real-time. Patients check their own condition, and medical staff immediately adjust prescriptions based on data, intuitively sharing the recovery process. Unlike existing video guide solutions, its key differentiator is providing non-contact joint function evaluation with up to 98.7% accuracy and AI-customized rehabilitation exercises.
Currently, it has been adopted by about 20 major hospitals in Korea, including Samsung Seoul Hospital and Severance Hospital, recording over 1,600 actual prescriptions this year alone. Expansion into the North American and European markets is also accelerating.
Established in July 2022, the digital healthcare startup 'Itphy' embodies the combination of IT (Information Technology) and Physical Health. We met with Rhee Sung-min and Lee Jae-jun, who are focusing on solving real-world medical problems with technology aiming to build a patient-centered musculoskeletal rehabilitation ecosystem, to hear their story in detail.
Co-CEO Rhee Sung-min (CEO) is currently a professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Digital Health at Kyung Hee University Hospital. He served as a fellow at Seoul National University Hospital and Chairman of the Metaverse Medical Twin TFT at Kyung Hee Medical Center. As a global medical expert holding a US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) certificate, he actively reflects field needs in product development.
Co-CEO Lee Jae-jun (COO) completed his bachelor's degree at North Carolina State University in the US and his MBA in Korea. With over 16 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, having served as Director at B.Braun Korea, Merit Medical North Asia, and Becton Dickinson Korea, he possesses strategic execution capabilities for the domestic and international healthcare industries.
RingDoc Platform Screen
CEO Rhee Sung-min explained, "Unlike existing solutions that were limited to video guides or unstructured exercise data, the RingDoc platform is a clinical-based integrated platform that links the entire process from hospital diagnosis to AI-based exercise prescription, execution, and monitoring in real-time." He emphasized, "We provide essentially differentiated technologies such as AI joint angle measurement, user-customized automatic exercise recommendation, and hospital-patient linkage modules."
He explained, "RingDoc precisely measures the patient's joint function in a non-contact manner without separate sensors, showing up to 98.7% accuracy," and added, "Utilizing over 50,000 patient data points and a library of over 1,000 motions, it automatically provides AI exercise prescriptions tailored to each patient's recovery stage."
A key differentiator is that patients can directly manage self-tests, pain input, and exercise compliance status through the mobile app.
CEO Rhee said, "Medical staff can immediately adjust exercise prescriptions based on real-time patient data on a dedicated web portal and visualize recovery progress to intuitively confirm rehabilitation effects with patients," adding, "Meaningful results are already appearing in clinical settings."
In fact, Itphy conducted a clinical verification on 400 patients who underwent rotator cuff repair surgery for 6 months. The results showed an average improvement of over 20% in joint range of motion and a rapid decrease in pain scores (VAS). In the survey, 89.2% showed an intention to continue use, 83.8% an intention to recommend to others, and 94.6% gave positive evaluations on ease of use.
COO Lee Jae-jun stated, "Currently, RingDoc is actively used in about 20 major university hospitals in Korea, including Seoul National University Hospital and Severance Hospital, as well as various local hospitals, achieving over 1,600 actual prescriptions since its official launch at the end of 2024."
He added, "Targeting this year, we are proceeding with B2H (Business-Hospital) based partnerships and actual paid adoption. We are also continuously winning public projects from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and the INNOPOLIS Foundation, receiving recognition for both technological prowess and business viability."
In particular, he explained, "'RingDoc Motion', scheduled for release this year, implements up to 98.7% measurement accuracy in a non-contact manner, supporting objective and repeatable joint function evaluation in hospital environments." He added, "'RingDoc Motion' precisely measures joint function without separate sensors or equipment, automatically prescribes AI-customized rehabilitation exercises for patients, and provides curated content by recovery stage utilizing a library of over 1,000 motions."
Innovation in Medical Staff-Patient Communication... Social Expected Effects of Digital Rehabilitation
RingDoc provides patient-customized feedback based on treatment data and links medical staff's diagnosis and prescription with patients in real-time.
CEO Rhee Sung-min explained, "Patients can recognize their own condition and proactively participate in rehabilitation, while medical staff can make more precise and efficient prescriptions based on data." He added, "This structure reduces patient dropout, increases revisit rates, and secures continuity of management for medical staff, thereby enhancing both treatment efficiency and patient satisfaction."
He stated, "As musculoskeletal diseases are directly linked to quality of life in an aging society, Itphy will build a core medical infrastructure where digital rehabilitation substantially improves patients' quality of life beyond simple exercise prescription." He expressed expectations, saying, "We expect to lead social changes such as resolving treatment blind spots, reducing long-term medical cost burdens, and spreading a patient-led recovery culture."
COO Lee Jae-jun said regarding future prospects, "Itphy has laid the foundation for entering the North American market through participation in CES 2025." He added, "We are proceeding with localization and preliminary verification by being selected for the MOTIE Overseas Branch Support Project, Export Vouchers, and Global PoC Support Project. We are also preparing step-by-step for cooperation with major hospital networks in North America and Europe, localization of content by language, and regulatory response."
He revealed his ambition, saying, "Our ultimate goal is to establish ourselves as an integrated platform covering the entire lifecycle of musculoskeletal diseases, beyond digital solutions linking diagnosis and rehabilitation, to expanding healthcare pipelines supporting recovery after surgery and launching clinical trials for Digital Therapeutics (DTx)."
[Source] AI Changes Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation... 'Itphy' Connects Hospitals and Patients
| Written by Reporter Lee So-young, Medipharmstoday |
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'RingDoc' Platform Innovates Rehabilitation Adherence & Efficiency through Real-time Connection & Customized Prescription
Adopted by Samsung Seoul & Severance... Starting Expansion to North America & Europe with Non-contact AI Joint Analysis
Interview with Itphy Co-CEOs Rhee Sung-min & Lee Jae-jun
(From left) CEO Rhee Sung-min and COO Lee Jae-jun explaining the distinct features of RingDoc.
The paradigm of musculoskeletal disease rehabilitation treatment is changing. Attempts are continuing to solve structural problems in musculoskeletal patient rehabilitation, such as lack of medical accessibility, absence of real-time communication, and low treatment adherence rates, using technology. At the center is 'RingDoc', an AI-based rehabilitation platform introduced by digital healthcare startup 'Itphy'.
RingDoc is an integrated platform that links the entire process from hospital diagnosis to AI-customized exercise prescription, execution, and monitoring in real-time. Patients check their own condition, and medical staff immediately adjust prescriptions based on data, intuitively sharing the recovery process. Unlike existing video guide solutions, its key differentiator is providing non-contact joint function evaluation with up to 98.7% accuracy and AI-customized rehabilitation exercises.
Currently, it has been adopted by about 20 major hospitals in Korea, including Samsung Seoul Hospital and Severance Hospital, recording over 1,600 actual prescriptions this year alone. Expansion into the North American and European markets is also accelerating.
Established in July 2022, the digital healthcare startup 'Itphy' embodies the combination of IT (Information Technology) and Physical Health. We met with Rhee Sung-min and Lee Jae-jun, who are focusing on solving real-world medical problems with technology aiming to build a patient-centered musculoskeletal rehabilitation ecosystem, to hear their story in detail.
Co-CEO Rhee Sung-min (CEO) is currently a professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Digital Health at Kyung Hee University Hospital. He served as a fellow at Seoul National University Hospital and Chairman of the Metaverse Medical Twin TFT at Kyung Hee Medical Center. As a global medical expert holding a US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) certificate, he actively reflects field needs in product development.
Co-CEO Lee Jae-jun (COO) completed his bachelor's degree at North Carolina State University in the US and his MBA in Korea. With over 16 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, having served as Director at B.Braun Korea, Merit Medical North Asia, and Becton Dickinson Korea, he possesses strategic execution capabilities for the domestic and international healthcare industries.
RingDoc Platform Screen
Clinical-based Technology and Differentiated Platform
Itphy's competitiveness lies in accurate technology, proven protocols, and a trust-based expert network. In particular, it presents digital treatment standards based on clinical data, such as AI-based motion measurement, non-contact joint analysis, and exercise prescription algorithms utilizing over 50,000 patient data points.
CEO Rhee Sung-min explained, "Unlike existing solutions that were limited to video guides or unstructured exercise data, the RingDoc platform is a clinical-based integrated platform that links the entire process from hospital diagnosis to AI-based exercise prescription, execution, and monitoring in real-time." He emphasized, "We provide essentially differentiated technologies such as AI joint angle measurement, user-customized automatic exercise recommendation, and hospital-patient linkage modules."
He explained, "RingDoc precisely measures the patient's joint function in a non-contact manner without separate sensors, showing up to 98.7% accuracy," and added, "Utilizing over 50,000 patient data points and a library of over 1,000 motions, it automatically provides AI exercise prescriptions tailored to each patient's recovery stage."
A key differentiator is that patients can directly manage self-tests, pain input, and exercise compliance status through the mobile app.
CEO Rhee said, "Medical staff can immediately adjust exercise prescriptions based on real-time patient data on a dedicated web portal and visualize recovery progress to intuitively confirm rehabilitation effects with patients," adding, "Meaningful results are already appearing in clinical settings."
In fact, Itphy conducted a clinical verification on 400 patients who underwent rotator cuff repair surgery for 6 months. The results showed an average improvement of over 20% in joint range of motion and a rapid decrease in pain scores (VAS). In the survey, 89.2% showed an intention to continue use, 83.8% an intention to recommend to others, and 94.6% gave positive evaluations on ease of use.
COO Lee Jae-jun stated, "Currently, RingDoc is actively used in about 20 major university hospitals in Korea, including Seoul National University Hospital and Severance Hospital, as well as various local hospitals, achieving over 1,600 actual prescriptions since its official launch at the end of 2024."
He added, "Targeting this year, we are proceeding with B2H (Business-Hospital) based partnerships and actual paid adoption. We are also continuously winning public projects from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and the INNOPOLIS Foundation, receiving recognition for both technological prowess and business viability."
In particular, he explained, "'RingDoc Motion', scheduled for release this year, implements up to 98.7% measurement accuracy in a non-contact manner, supporting objective and repeatable joint function evaluation in hospital environments." He added, "'RingDoc Motion' precisely measures joint function without separate sensors or equipment, automatically prescribes AI-customized rehabilitation exercises for patients, and provides curated content by recovery stage utilizing a library of over 1,000 motions."
Innovation in Medical Staff-Patient Communication... Social Expected Effects of Digital Rehabilitation
RingDoc provides patient-customized feedback based on treatment data and links medical staff's diagnosis and prescription with patients in real-time.
CEO Rhee Sung-min explained, "Patients can recognize their own condition and proactively participate in rehabilitation, while medical staff can make more precise and efficient prescriptions based on data." He added, "This structure reduces patient dropout, increases revisit rates, and secures continuity of management for medical staff, thereby enhancing both treatment efficiency and patient satisfaction."
He stated, "As musculoskeletal diseases are directly linked to quality of life in an aging society, Itphy will build a core medical infrastructure where digital rehabilitation substantially improves patients' quality of life beyond simple exercise prescription." He expressed expectations, saying, "We expect to lead social changes such as resolving treatment blind spots, reducing long-term medical cost burdens, and spreading a patient-led recovery culture."
COO Lee Jae-jun said regarding future prospects, "Itphy has laid the foundation for entering the North American market through participation in CES 2025." He added, "We are proceeding with localization and preliminary verification by being selected for the MOTIE Overseas Branch Support Project, Export Vouchers, and Global PoC Support Project. We are also preparing step-by-step for cooperation with major hospital networks in North America and Europe, localization of content by language, and regulatory response."
He revealed his ambition, saying, "Our ultimate goal is to establish ourselves as an integrated platform covering the entire lifecycle of musculoskeletal diseases, beyond digital solutions linking diagnosis and rehabilitation, to expanding healthcare pipelines supporting recovery after surgery and launching clinical trials for Digital Therapeutics (DTx)."
[Source] AI Changes Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation... 'Itphy' Connects Hospitals and Patients
View ๐| Written by Reporter Lee So-young, Medipharmstoday |