機械工程與臨床需求的對話－以生物力學為例

When Mechanical Engineers Meet Unmet Clinical Needs

温玉瑭(Yu-Tang Wen) ； 楊秉祥(Bing-Shiang Yang)

《科儀新知》 213期 (2017/12) Pp. 68-76

摘要

生醫產業的發展是目前人類科技中發展迅速的產業之一，台灣一直以來被視為是醫療發展位於前端的國家，政府投入大量的資金發展，致力於生醫產業，在各類醫療器材開發過程中，從臨床的需求結合跨領域的導入，創造出高實用價值、經濟價值尤其重要，透過工程背景串聯機械、電機、影像和生物科技等各專業技術集中於此，改善過去臨床所需的時間、成本與科技導入，作為提升人類生活與扶植的重要發展。

並列摘要

Medical technology industry is one of the rapidly developing industries. The government has invested heavily in this industry and it needs multi-disciplinary cooperation, such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science and biotechnology. The expertise focuses on creating high practical value, economic value, and the benefit of mankind to improve human life. This article will give some examples of medical devices and assistive technologies developed by the biomechanical and mechanical engineering principles for unmet clinical needs.