A general term for electronic devices used in medicine for testing, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, etc., also known as ME equipment, and classified as follows: biological phenomenon measuring and recording devices (electrocardiographs, electroencephalographs, etc.), medical monitoring devices (delivery monitors, ICUs, telemeters, etc.), specimen testing devices (automatic chemical analyzers, blood image analyzers, etc.), medical ultrasound application devices (ultrasound diagnostic devices, ultrasound treatment devices, etc.), nuclear medicine measuring devices (radioisotope diagnostic devices, etc.), computer tomographs, medical television devices (X-ray televisions, color televisions for endoscopes, etc.), medical data processing devices (computers, etc.), stimulation and treatment devices (cardiac pacemakers, laser scalpels, low-frequency treatment devices, etc.), biofunction support devices (artificial organs, hearing aids, etc.), medical systems (general medical examination systems, hospital information systems, etc.). Unlike general industrial equipment, ME equipment is used directly or indirectly on the human body, so sufficient consideration must be given to its safety. The development of medical electronics equipment has been remarkable in recent years, and it can now be said that scientific medical practice is difficult without it. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
医学において検査,診断,治療,監視などに用いられる電子機器の総称で,ME機器とも呼ばれ,次のように分類されている。生体現象測定記録装置 (心電計,脳波計など) ,医用監視装置 (分娩監視装置,ICU,テレメータなど) ,検体検査装置 (自動化学分析装置,血液像分析装置など) ,医用超音波応用装置 (超音波診断装置,超音波治療装置など) ,核医学測定装置 (ラジオアイソトープ診断装置など) ,コンピュータトモグラフ,医用テレビ装置 (X線テレビ,内視鏡用カラーテレビなど) ,医用データ処理装置 (コンピュータなど) ,刺激・治療装置 (心臓ペースメーカー,レーザーメス,低周波治療器など) ,生体機能補助装置 (人工臓器,補聴器など) ,医用システム (総合健診システム,病院情報システムなど) 。 ME機器は一般工業用機器と違って人体に直接または間接に用いられるので,その安全性については十分な配慮が必要となる。最近の ME機器の発達はきわめてめざましく,いまや ME機器なくしては科学的医療の遂行はむずかしいといえる。
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