PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2006--Ascent Healthcare Solutions (Ascent), the industry’s leading reprocessor of single-use medical devices (SUDs), today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the DePuy ACE Fisher Fixator and Hoffman Classic Sterile Wrist Kit, external fixation devices, reprocessed by Ascent. This clearance marks the first new product from Ascent since being formed by the merger of Alliance Medical Corporation and Vanguard Medical Concepts.
