Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

15 pending office actions

Portfolio Summary

15
Total Pending OAs
5
Final Rejections
10
Non-Final OAs

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18778252 MICROWAVE ABLATION PROBE TIP COLLINS, SEAN W 3794 Non-Final OA Jul 19, 2024
18673692 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GUIDE A NEEDLE OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE 3792 Non-Final OA May 24, 2024
18658290 HIGH DOSE RATE RADIOTHERAPY, SYSTEM AND METHOD HO, ALLEN C 2884 Non-Final OA May 08, 2024
18694322 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RADIOABLATION TREATMENT AREA TARGETING AND GUIDANCE JIA, XIN 2663 Non-Final OA Mar 21, 2024
18694293 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RADIOABLATION TREATMENT AREA TARGETING AND GUIDANCE LAM, ANDREW H 2682 Non-Final OA Mar 21, 2024
18393789 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR TARGETED VAPORIZATION OF CRYOGEN SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE 3794 Non-Final OA Dec 22, 2023
18477388 PORTABLE ABLATION APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS OF USE ZIEGLER, ABIGAIL M 3794 Non-Final OA Sep 28, 2023
18451174 BIODEGRADABLE RADIOPAQUE MICROSPHERE MOSHER, ERIC PARKER 1612 Non-Final OA Aug 17, 2023
18193709 MICROWAVE NETWORKS, WAVEGUIDES, MIXING CARTS, METHODS OF SUPPLYING GAS, AND GAS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR RADIATION THERAPY MACHINES FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL 3794 Final Rejection Mar 31, 2023
18186613 COMBINATION PROBE FOR CRYOABLATION AND THERMAL ABLATION WITH EXTERNAL HEATER GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY 3794 Final Rejection Mar 20, 2023
18163531 ABLATION PROBES WITH GUIDANCE INDICATORS TO SUPPORT LOCATION AND DIRECTION GUIDANCE SYSTEMS SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA 3792 Final Rejection Feb 02, 2023
17855171 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING OF CARDIAC RADIATION THERAPY LANNU, JOSHUA DARYL DEANON 3791 Final Rejection Jun 30, 2022
17722146 PARTICLE BEAM MODULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS KIM, ROBERT H 2881 Final Rejection Apr 15, 2022
17710970 BRACHYTHERAPY TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SYSTEM DORNA, CARRIE R 3791 Non-Final OA Mar 31, 2022
17204657 USE OF MAGNETIC ELEMENTS TO SHAPE AND DEFOCUS CHARGED PARTICLE BEAMS OSENBAUGH-STEWART, ELIZA W 2881 Non-Final OA Mar 17, 2021

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