2022 Medical Device Trends T he medical device industry continues to face challenges presented during the coronavirus pandemic. While ?ghting to overcome these hurdles, the industry is seeing revolutionary trends emerge. The industry is still combating supply chain challenges, like raw material shortages and transport delays. While working to increase supply chain resilience, the ageing of the U.S. population is shaping and accelerating at-home care devices. Accessibility and product diversity is essential, along with personalized medicine. Wearables, speci?cally, heavily saturate the market as a must-have in healthcare. Along with wearables, new and innovative technology consumes the industry. From arti?cial intelligence (AI) to virtual reality (VR) devices, medical professionals are taking steps to advance their methods and treatment. As digitalization expands, the medical device industry must place a greater focus on risk management, cybersecurity, and data privacy to protect its consumers. Looking at these trends, the medical device industry will evolve immensely in the coming year. T R E N D # 1 Supply Chain Challenges The novel coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the supply chain across all industries and sectors, with the medical device industry hit especially hard. The medical device industry fought to combat transportation delays, limited inventory, labor shortages, and more. Supply chain resilience and agility have been essential to overcome these hurdles. To combat medical device shortages, the Food and Drug Administration announced a $21.