McCarthy Avril D, Sproson Lise, Wells Oliver, Tindale Wendy
a Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering .
b NIHR Devices for Dignity Healthcare Technology Co-operative, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Hallamshire Hospital , Glossop Road , Sheffield S10 2JF , UK .
J Med Eng Technol. 2014;39(7):382-7. doi: 10.3109/03091902.2015.1088093. Epub 2015 Sep 29.
This paper describes and discusses the role of unmet needs in the innovation of new medical technologies using the National Institute for Health Research Devices for Dignity (D4D) Healthcare Technology Co-operative as a case study. It defines an unmet need, providing a spectrum of classification and discusses the benefits and the challenges of identifying unmet need and its influence on the innovation process. The process by which D4D has captured and utilized unmet needs to drive technology innovation is discussed and examples given. It concludes by arguing that, despite the challenges, defining and reviewing unmet need is a fundamental factor in the success of medical technology innovation.
本文以英国国家卫生研究院尊严医疗技术合作机构（D4D）为例，描述并探讨了未满足需求在新型医疗技术创新中的作用。它定义了未满足需求，给出了一系列分类，并讨论了识别未满足需求的益处与挑战及其对创新过程的影响。文中讨论了D4D捕捉和利用未满足需求以推动技术创新的过程并给出了实例。文章最后指出，尽管存在挑战，但定义和审视未满足需求是医疗技术创新成功的一个基本因素。
