510(k) Report

FDA applicant

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

Palo Alto, CA206 decisions1997–2026119 recalls

FDA records 206 decisions for Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) from 1997 to 2026: 206 510(k) clearances. Most are in product codes IYE (Accelerator, Linear, Medical) and JAQ (System, Applicator, Radionuclide…). Since 2016 its 510(k)s took a median of 99 days from receipt to decision, against 126 for FDA’s reviews in the same codes and years. Its devices cite 258 predicates, 168 of them its own earlier devices. 119 recalls are linked to its devices.

FDA’s records also spell it “Varian Medical Systems”.

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

FIG. A — Illustration, radiology panel, where it files most

How often FDA has decided Varian Medical Systems, Inc.’s devices, and how often a recall has named them.

FDA decisions per year

10in 2025

2007: 112008: 32009: 72010: 42011: 32012: 72013: 72014: 152015: 112016: 62017: 102018: 122019: 52020: 52021: 62022: 72023: 122024: 152025: 102026 (partial year): 8
2007high 15 (2014) · low 3 (2008)2026

2026 so far, outlined.

Recalls per year

1in 2022

2007: 52008: 102009: 82010: 122011: 422012: 142013: 52014: 42015: 32016: 42018: 32019: 12022: 1
2007high 42 (2011) · low 0 (2017)2026

Class I Class II/III not classified

FIG. 1 — Varian Medical Systems, Inc. by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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