Edwards Lifesciences
E188787
Edwards Lifesciences is a global medical technology company best known for its innovations in heart valves and critical care monitoring systems.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1662388 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Edwards Lifesciences Context triple: [Irvine, hasMajorEmployer, Edwards Lifesciences]
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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.
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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.
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Stryker Corporation
Stryker Corporation is a major American medical technology company specializing in orthopedic implants, surgical equipment, and other healthcare devices and services.
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D.
Zimmer Biomet
Zimmer Biomet is a global medical device company specializing in orthopedic implants, joint replacement technologies, and related surgical products.
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E.
Danaher Corporation
Danaher Corporation is a diversified global science and technology conglomerate known for its portfolio of life sciences, diagnostics, and industrial solutions businesses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwards Lifesciences Target entity description: Edwards Lifesciences is a global medical technology company best known for its innovations in heart valves and critical care monitoring systems.
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
Stryker Corporation
Stryker Corporation is a major American medical technology company specializing in orthopedic implants, surgical equipment, and other healthcare devices and services.
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D.
Zimmer Biomet
Zimmer Biomet is a global medical device company specializing in orthopedic implants, joint replacement technologies, and related surgical products.
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E.
Danaher Corporation
Danaher Corporation is a diversified global science and technology conglomerate known for its portfolio of life sciences, diagnostics, and industrial solutions businesses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medical technology company
ⓘ
multinational corporation ⓘ public company ⓘ |
| coreTechnologyArea |
hemodynamic monitoring
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minimally invasive cardiac therapies ⓘ transcatheter aortic valve replacement ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| employsApprox | over 15,000 people ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cardiac surgery technologies
ⓘ
intensive care monitoring ⓘ structural heart disease ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Albert Starr
ⓘ
Miles “Lowell” Edwards ⓘ |
| hasRAndDCenter |
Irvine, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Irvine
Nyon, Switzerland ⓘ
linked to:
Nyon
Singapore ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Irvine, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Irvine
|
| inception | 1958 ⓘ |
| industry |
healthcare technology
ⓘ
medical devices ⓘ |
| keyMarket |
Asia-Pacific
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| listedOn | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| notableInnovation | first commercially available artificial heart valve ⓘ |
| originatedAs | Edwards Laboratories ⓘ |
| product |
Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT valve
ⓘ
linked to:
Edwards Lifesciences
ClearSight noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring system ⓘ FloTrac hemodynamic monitoring system ⓘ HemoSphere advanced monitoring platform ⓘ Inspiris Resilia aortic valve ⓘ
linked to:
Edwards Lifesciences
SAPIEN 3 Ultra transcatheter heart valve ⓘ
linked to:
Edwards Lifesciences
SAPIEN 3 transcatheter heart valve ⓘ
linked to:
Edwards Lifesciences
SAPIEN XT transcatheter heart valve ⓘ
linked to:
Edwards Lifesciences
SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve ⓘ
linked to:
Edwards Lifesciences
Swan-Ganz pulmonary artery catheter ⓘ
linked to:
Cordis
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| separatedFrom | Baxter International ⓘ |
| serves |
anesthesiologists
ⓘ
cardiologists ⓘ cardiothoracic surgeons ⓘ intensivists ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
critical care monitoring systems
ⓘ
heart valves ⓘ hemodynamic monitoring ⓘ surgical heart valves ⓘ transcatheter heart valves ⓘ |
| spinOffYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | EW ⓘ |
| website | https://www.edwards.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edwards Lifesciences Description of subject: Edwards Lifesciences is a global medical technology company best known for its innovations in heart valves and critical care monitoring systems.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Edwards Lifesciences
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linked to: Edwards Lifesciences
linked to: Edwards Lifesciences
subject linked to:
ClearSight noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring system
subject linked to:
ClearSight noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring system
linked to: Edwards Lifesciences
subject linked to:
Miles “Lowell” Edwards
subject linked to:
Miles “Lowell” Edwards
linked to: Edwards Lifesciences
linked to: Edwards Lifesciences
subject linked to:
EW
linked to: Edwards Lifesciences