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Molex 2023 27 Remote digital healthcare for patient monitoring and digital drug delivery has been a reality for some time, but it hasn't gained much attention outside the medical field. That is, until the COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on the critical challenges of our changing world. The pandemic serves as a reminder that manufacturers of digital health devices for patient monitoring and drug delivery have been rapidly redefining medical equipment to become more patient oriented. Designing devices that are lightweight, flexible, and easy-to-use, but which also balance patient safety and adherence is no small feat. Mike Deppe | Vice President RF and Printed Circuit Business Unit Left to Our Own Devices: Making Medical Technology Work Is the Real Design Challenge The Inflection Point: Technology Defines the Era Digital healthcare and its associated devices are no longer simply a convergence of technologies that already exist; today they are at an inflection point that is driving change within the evolving global marketplace. Determining the nature of that next generation of innovation in medical technology (Medtech) is the challenge. Effective medical device design requires a holistic look at a patient's specific overall needs. This must include not just medical requirements, but also financial, social, and technological needs, and it must conceive unobtrusive ways to meet those needs seamlessly and effectively.