Expanding Orthopedics, an Israel-based orthopedic device company, has signed a distribution agreement with Advanced Medical Systems, an Italian spine distributor, for its XPED Expanding Pedicle Screw System.

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Holmed Corporation and Spine Surgical Innovation will be attending SpineWeek in Amsterdam.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced it would end its four year investigation related to off-label use of Medtronic's Infuse for spinal fusions.

AxioMed Spine Corp. has announced it has received the CE mark approval for its Freedom cervical disc, according to a news release.

The Food and Drug Administration granted 14 spine device-related clearances in April, according to an FDA report.

TranS1, a Wilmington, N.C.-based spine device company, reported a 26 percent decrease in revenue for the first quarter of 2012.

Here are 20 orthopedic and spine device company leadership moves so far this year.

The Food and Drug Administration granted 33 orthopedic- and spine-related device clearances in April.