Kavyashree Venkatesh's research while affiliated with Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati and other places

Publications (7)

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Designing for disability is a very specialised area as it requires interdisciplinary expertise, and designing assistive devices for children with communication disorder, is especially a challenge as these users are incapable of providing adequate and coherent feedback. With the adoption of participatory design approach, in collaboration with expert...
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Intravenous (IV) infusion is a common medical procedure which involves the administration of fluids directly into the blood stream typically through a vein in the arm of the patient. Though gravity fed IV-drip is a safe, effective and an affordable tool, yet several complications can arise in its usage and thus requires constant monitoring. In this...
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Innovation is a key driver for product success. Engineering design and lean start-up are prominent innovation methodologies well accepted and widely used. There is a lack of availability of pragmatic reflections for innovators to put into practice. The paper addresses this need by undertaking a comparative analysis of the two methodologies, using t...
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Hearing impairment impedes the normal development of speech and language skills in children. Lack of auditory stimulation restricts the ability of children to communicate using spoken language. Consequently, this hinders educational, social and career choices for children as they grow up. The standard of care for children with hearing impairment in...
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Speech and language rehabilitation of hearing impaired children is an economically and socially challenging situation in resource constrained settings. The economic challenge is due to the high costs of hearing aid and social challenge is due to lack of adequate therapy personnel to provide a framework in the community after starting therapy in the...

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... Intravenous infusion therapy is administered to patients who require medication rapidly-or steady but continuously. [1] Intravenous infusions are usually administered through a needle (cannula) into a vein located in the upper arm such as the basilic vein -the cannula acts as a carrier for continuous delivery of fluids infusion. The intravenous infusion locations depend on the patient's medical condition and the type of infusion being administered. ...
... A preliminary clinical observation and investigation of the device was carried out at various hospitals after seeking the approval of authorities [17]. The observations were conducted under the supervision of medical staff without disturbing the diagnosis and other procedures involved in the treatment. ...
... A set of earlyvangelists were identified for subsequent interactions. An MVP was developed for each sub-system, which were then evaluated by these earlyvangelists (Venkatesh et al., 2021). Feedback and insights received were used to modifications prior to a pilot clinical investigation. ...