Triple

T22457974
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Swissmedic E555161 entity
Predicate appliesRegulation P1129 FINISHED
Object Medical Devices Ordinance
The Medical Devices Ordinance is a Swiss legal framework that regulates the safety, performance, market approval, and post-market surveillance of medical devices in Switzerland.
E1538038 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: Medical Devices Ordinance | Statement: [Swissmedic, appliesRegulation, Medical Devices Ordinance]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Medical Devices Ordinance
Context triple: [Swissmedic, appliesRegulation, Medical Devices Ordinance]
  • A. Medical Device Amendments of 1976
    The Medical Device Amendments of 1976 are U.S. legislation that established a comprehensive regulatory framework for the safety and effectiveness of medical devices, including classification, premarket approval, and performance standards.
  • B. European Union medical device regulations
    European Union medical device regulations are a comprehensive set of legal and technical requirements governing the safety, performance, quality management, and market approval of medical devices within EU member states.
  • C. Council Directive 93/42/EEC on medical devices
    Council Directive 93/42/EEC on medical devices was a key European Union legislative framework that set essential safety and performance requirements for medical devices marketed within the EU.
  • D. Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
    Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment is a broad medical subject category encompassing the tools, procedures, and methods used to detect, analyze, and treat health conditions.
  • E. MedTech
    MedTech is Johnson & Johnson’s medical technology division, focused on developing and providing advanced devices and solutions for surgery, orthopedics, cardiovascular care, and other clinical specialties.
  • 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: Medical Devices Ordinance
Triple: [Swissmedic, appliesRegulation, Medical Devices Ordinance]
Generated description
The Medical Devices Ordinance is a Swiss legal framework that regulates the safety, performance, market approval, and post-market surveillance of medical devices in Switzerland.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Medical Devices Ordinance
Target entity description: The Medical Devices Ordinance is a Swiss legal framework that regulates the safety, performance, market approval, and post-market surveillance of medical devices in Switzerland.
  • A. Medical Device Amendments of 1976
    The Medical Device Amendments of 1976 are U.S. legislation that established a comprehensive regulatory framework for the safety and effectiveness of medical devices, including classification, premarket approval, and performance standards.
  • B. European Union medical device regulations
    European Union medical device regulations are a comprehensive set of legal and technical requirements governing the safety, performance, quality management, and market approval of medical devices within EU member states.
  • C. Council Directive 93/42/EEC on medical devices
    Council Directive 93/42/EEC on medical devices was a key European Union legislative framework that set essential safety and performance requirements for medical devices marketed within the EU.
  • D. Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
    Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment is a broad medical subject category encompassing the tools, procedures, and methods used to detect, analyze, and treat health conditions.
  • E. MedTech
    MedTech is Johnson & Johnson’s medical technology division, focused on developing and providing advanced devices and solutions for surgery, orthopedics, cardiovascular care, and other clinical specialties.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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_69e11e51fdec8190adfdf9f8a6362221 completed April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f15b7d00208190955a70e2c22d25a4 completed April 29, 2026, 1:14 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0b0c7fc40081909f27eb081ac156f1 completed May 18, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0b0ddb116c8190b19f9a01abb737e6 completed May 18, 2026, 1:02 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0b0e4402e481909210c5feff3fcddf completed May 18, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:48 p.m.