Triple

T365516
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Medtronic E7950 entity
Predicate acquired P2511 FINISHED
Object Covidien
Covidien was a global healthcare products company specializing in medical devices and supplies, later integrated into Medtronic following its acquisition.
 E7950 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Covidien | Statement: [Medtronic, acquired, Covidien]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Covidien
Context triple: [Medtronic, acquired, Covidien]
  • A. Boston Scientific
    Boston Scientific is a global medical technology company known for developing and manufacturing minimally invasive medical devices, particularly in cardiology and other interventional specialties.
  • B. Medtronic
    Medtronic is a global medical technology company known for developing and manufacturing devices and therapies to treat a wide range of chronic diseases and conditions.
  • C. Danaher Corporation
    Danaher Corporation is a diversified global science and technology conglomerate known for its portfolio of life sciences, diagnostics, and industrial solutions businesses.
  • D. Johnson & Johnson
    Johnson & Johnson is a multinational healthcare conglomerate best known for its pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer health products.
  • E. Cerner
    Cerner is a major American health information technology company best known for its electronic health record (EHR) systems and healthcare data solutions.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Covidien
Triple: [Medtronic, acquired, Covidien]
Generated description
Covidien was a global healthcare products company specializing in medical devices and supplies, later integrated into Medtronic following its acquisition.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Covidien
Target entity description: Covidien was a global healthcare products company specializing in medical devices and supplies, later integrated into Medtronic following its acquisition.
  • A. Boston Scientific
    Boston Scientific is a global medical technology company known for developing and manufacturing minimally invasive medical devices, particularly in cardiology and other interventional specialties.
  • B. Medtronic chosen
    Medtronic is a global medical technology company known for developing and manufacturing devices and therapies to treat a wide range of chronic diseases and conditions.
  • C. Danaher Corporation
    Danaher Corporation is a diversified global science and technology conglomerate known for its portfolio of life sciences, diagnostics, and industrial solutions businesses.
  • D. Johnson & Johnson
    Johnson & Johnson is a multinational healthcare conglomerate best known for its pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer health products.
  • E. Cerner
    Cerner is a major American health information technology company best known for its electronic health record (EHR) systems and healthcare data solutions.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a2e7e880008190a6ad7e06e5d03007 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ebe7d4d0819083daeb7686ae1914 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3f0a5e5dc81909363a31e9b713368 completed March 1, 2026, 7:54 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3f128b6008190afacdb055a84a9c4 completed March 1, 2026, 7:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3f181e55c8190a3995775ff6ceeb9 completed March 1, 2026, 7:57 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.