FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MAKO Surgical Corp. (Nasdaq:MAKO), a medical device company focused on marketing its Tactile Guidance System(tm) (TGS(tm)), an advanced robotic-arm solution, and its implants for a minimally invasive orthopedic knee procedure, known as MAKOplasty(r), today announced selected operating results for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 in anticipation of its business update presentation at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 2:00 pm PST.