Corporate Overview
Founded in 2004, MAKO Surgical Corp. (NASDAQ: MAKO) is an innovative medical device company that markets both its RIO® Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System and proprietary RESTORIS® family of implants to surgeons for a procedure called MAKOplasty® that provides a less invasive method for knee resurfacing and a new procedure for Total Hip Arthroplasty. The MAKOplasty® solution is comprised of technologies enabled by an intellectual property portfolio including more than 300 U.S. and foreign, owned and licensed, patents and patent applications.
MAKOplasty® is powered by the RIO® Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System, a highly advanced robotic arm technology that assists your orthopedic surgeon in achieving consistently reproducible precision for the individual patient in knee and hip joint replacement.
MAKOplasty® Partial Knee Resurfacing is an innovative treatment option designed to relieve pain and restore range of motion for adults living with early to mid-stage osteoarthritis that has not progressed to all three compartments of the knee.
MAKOplasty® Total Hip Arthroplasty, is a new RIO® robotic arm application for those in need of total hip replacement. Advanced robotic arm technology and versatile implants assist surgeons in attaining a new level of accuracy and precision designed to restore mobility and active lifestyle.
The Evolution of MAKO Surgical Corp.
MAKO Surgical Corp. founded
November 2004
FDA clearance of the TGS™ robotic arm system
November 2005
First MAKOplasty® procedure performed
June 2006
Initial public offering
February 2008
FDA clearance of RESTORIS® UniCompartmental Knee System
June 2008
500th MAKOplasty® performed
August 2008
FDA clearance of RIO® Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System and RESTORIS® MCK MultiCompartmental Knee System
December 2008
Peer-reviewed clinical publication Journal of Arthroplasty
December 2008
RIO® and RESTORIS®; MCK introduction
February 2009
1,000th MAKOplasty® procedure performed
March 2009
Lateral unicompartmental knee application introduction for the RIO® System
December 2009
8,656 MAKOplasty® procedures performed
June 2011
Launched the MAKOplasty® Total Hip Arthroplasty application for the RIO® system
September 2011
