Ascent Healthcare Solutions Receives 510(k) Clearance On Carter-Thomason CloseSure® System

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ascent Healthcare Solutions (formerly Alliance Medical Corp. and Vanguard Medical Concepts) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Ascent’s 510(k) to reprocess the Inlet Carter-Thomason CloseSure® System model #CTI-512N. The cleared 510(k) covers all three components of the system: a 5 mm and a 10/12 mm Pilot® suture passer guide and the Carter-Thomason® suture passer. Ascent is the only reprocessor to receive a 510(k) clearance for this system.