| CPC A61M 60/237 (2021.01) [A61B 5/02141 (2013.01); A61B 5/0215 (2013.01); A61M 60/13 (2021.01); A61M 60/135 (2021.01); A61M 60/174 (2021.01); A61M 60/178 (2021.01); A61M 60/216 (2021.01); A61M 60/226 (2021.01); A61M 60/414 (2021.01); A61M 60/419 (2021.01); A61M 60/422 (2021.01); A61M 60/523 (2021.01); A61M 60/531 (2021.01); A61M 60/538 (2021.01); A61M 60/546 (2021.01); A61M 60/808 (2021.01); A61M 60/816 (2021.01); A61M 60/818 (2021.01); A61M 60/825 (2021.01); A61M 60/857 (2021.01); A61M 60/865 (2021.01); A61B 2562/0223 (2013.01); A61M 60/804 (2021.01); A61M 60/829 (2021.01); A61M 2205/3327 (2013.01); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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1. Apparatus comprising:
a ventricular assist device comprising:
an impeller configured to be placed inside a left ventricle of a subject;
a motor unit configured to be disposed outside the body of the subject, and comprising:
a motor;
a driving magnet coupled to the motor and configured to be rotated by the motor;
a driven magnet magnetically coupled to the driving magnet and being configured to be rotated by the driving magnet;
a drive cable extending from the driven magnet and configured to impart rotational motion from the driven magnet to the impeller;
a set of sensors configured to detect a magnetic phase difference between the driven magnet and the driving magnet; and
a computer processor configured to receive the detected magnetic phase difference and to determine a physiological parameter of the subject, at least partially in response thereto.
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