Abiomed
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Abiomed is a medical device company best known for its heart support and circulatory assist technologies, including the Impella family of heart pumps.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abiomed canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10214355 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Abiomed Context triple: [Johnson & Johnson MedTech segment, brandIncludes, Abiomed]
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A.
Abbott Vascular
Abbott Vascular is a medical device division of Abbott Laboratories that specializes in cardiovascular products such as stents, catheters, and other vascular intervention technologies.
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B.
Edwards Lifesciences
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Gambro
Gambro is a Swedish medical technology company best known for developing dialysis equipment and therapies for patients with kidney failure.
- 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: Abiomed Target entity description: Abiomed is a medical device company best known for its heart support and circulatory assist technologies, including the Impella family of heart pumps.
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A.
Abbott Vascular
Abbott Vascular is a medical device division of Abbott Laboratories that specializes in cardiovascular products such as stents, catheters, and other vascular intervention technologies.
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B.
Edwards Lifesciences
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Gambro
Gambro is a Swedish medical technology company best known for developing dialysis equipment and therapies for patients with kidney failure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medical device company
ⓘ
public company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Johnson & Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionAnnounced | 2022 ⓘ |
| acquisitionCompleted | 2022 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve survival in cardiogenic shock
ⓘ
provide hemodynamic support ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
cardiologists
ⓘ
cardiothoracic surgeons ⓘ hospitals ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| develops |
Impella heart pump
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
percutaneous ventricular assist devices ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
circulatory assist technologies
ⓘ
heart support technologies ⓘ |
| formerName | Applied Biomedical Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | David M. Lederman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOffice |
Aachen, Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubsidiaryOrBrand | Abiomed Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTechnology |
minimally invasive heart pumps
ⓘ
percutaneous catheter-based pumps ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Danvers, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1981 ⓘ |
| industry |
cardiovascular devices
ⓘ
medical devices ⓘ |
| knownFor | Impella family of heart pumps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| listedOn | NASDAQ ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Johnson & Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnson & Johnson MedTech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| products |
Impella 2.5
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Impella 5.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ Impella 5.5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Impella BTR NERFINISHED ⓘ Impella CP NERFINISHED ⓘ Impella ECP NERFINISHED ⓘ Impella LD NERFINISHED ⓘ Impella RP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryStatus |
CE-marked devices
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FDA-approved devices ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
heart recovery
ⓘ
high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention support ⓘ |
| serves |
cardiac surgery market
ⓘ
cardiology market ⓘ critical care market ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
acute cardiac support
ⓘ
mechanical circulatory support ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | ABMD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.abiomed.com ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Abiomed Description of subject: Abiomed is a medical device company best known for its heart support and circulatory assist technologies, including the Impella family of heart pumps.
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