Bodyfriend Obtains MFDS Certification for Medical Device Capable of 'Spinal Traction'

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] Bodyfriend announced on the 21st that its medical device capable of therapeutic traction for lumbar disc and degenerative stenosis has received manufacturing certification from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.

The core of this certification lies in ‘lumbar traction.’ After securing the upper and lower body parts of the lumbar region (shoulders, pelvis, calves, ankles) with airbags, the XD Flex massage module moves up and down while applying physical pressure to the desired lumbar area, providing spinal traction functionality. Additionally, by flexing the angle of the leg massage section, it extends the user's hip joints and pelvis while performing lumbar traction.

Like Bodyfriend’s flagship medical device ‘Phantom Medical Care,’ it also offers muscle pain relief functions. The ‘XD PEMF module,’ which combines Bodyfriend’s unique pulse electromagnetic field (PEMF) magnet generator with the XD module, moves along the spinal line (cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, pelvic sacral coccygeal area) generating a magnetic field that stimulates muscles and nerves to alleviate muscle pain. Furthermore, a heating seat function has been added to apply consistent heat to the body, increasing blood flow and relaxing stiff muscles.

At the upper part of the product, the ‘electric air-inflated orthopedic traction device’ fixes the head and inflates an airbag located behind the neck to expand and provide cervical traction. In the central part of the product, lumbar traction is provided through the massage module, aiding in the treatment of intervertebral disc herniation and degenerative stenosis.

A Bodyfriend official stated, “We have confirmed customers’ needs for lumbar traction and are accelerating research and development at the Bodyfriend Healthcare Convergence Technology Institute,” adding, “As a healthcare group that prioritizes customers’ health management, we will do our best to integrate this function well into our products and prepare to launch medical devices following ‘Phantom Medical Care.’”

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