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While point-of-care molecular diagnostic (POC-MD) systems offer an alternative, challenges remain in cost, accessibility, and network inefficiencies. This study proposes an IoMT-based architecture for fully automated POC-MD devices, leveraging WebSockets for optimized communication, enhancing microfluidic cartridge efficiency, and integrating a hardware-based emulator for real-time validation. The system incorporates DNA extraction and real-time polymerase chain reaction functionalities into modular, networked components, improving flexibility and scalability. Although the system itself has not yet undergone clinical validation, it builds upon the core cartridge and detection architecture of a previously validated cartridge-based platform for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (CT\/NG). These pathogens were selected due to their global prevalence, high asymptomatic transmission rates, and clinical importance in reproductive health. In a previous clinical study involving 510 patient specimens, the system demonstrated high concordance with a commercial assay with limits of detection below 10 copies\/\u03bcL, supporting the feasibility of this architecture for point-of-care molecular diagnostics. 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