MAKO Surgical Corp. Schedules Fourth Quarter 2011 Earnings Release and Conference Call for Tuesday, March 6, 2012

MAKO Surgical Corp. (Nasdaq:MAKO) announced today that it plans to release fourth quarter 2011 financial results after market close on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Maurice R. Ferre, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, and Fritz L. LaPorte, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MAKO, will host a conference call to review the fourth quarter 2011 results starting at 4:30 pm ET on the same day. The call will be concurrently webcast.

To listen to the conference call please dial 877-843-0414 for domestic callers or 914-495-8580 for international callers and enter the passcode 41384079, approximately ten minutes prior to the start time. To access the live audio broadcast or the subsequent archived recording, visit the Investor Relations section of MAKO's website at www.makosurgical.com. Following the call, a webcast replay will be available on MAKO's website, and an audio replay will also be available by calling 855-859-2056 (404-537-3406 for international callers) and entering the passcode 41384079. Both the audio and webcast replays will be available through March 13, 2012.

About MAKO Surgical Corp. MAKO Surgical Corp. is a medical device company that markets its RIO® Robotic-Arm Interactive Orthopedic system, joint specific applications for the knee and hip, and proprietary RESTORIS® implants for orthopedic procedures called MAKOplasty®. The RIO is a surgeon-interactive tactile surgical platform that incorporates a robotic arm and patient-specific visualization technology, which enables precise, consistently reproducible bone resection for the accurate insertion and alignment of MAKO's RESTORIS implants. The MAKOplasty solution incorporates technologies enabled by an intellectual property portfolio including more than 300 U.S. and foreign, owned and licensed, patents and patent applications. Additional information can be found at www.makosurgical.com.

"MAKOplasty®," "RESTORIS®," "RIO®," as well as the "MAKO" logo, whether standing alone or in connection with the words "MAKO Surgical Corp." are trademarks of MAKO Surgical Corp.

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         Westwicke Partners
         Mark Klausner
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