UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 22, 2004


                               CONMED CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           New York                      0-16093                 16-0977505
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(State or other jurisdiction of        (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)        File Number)         Identification No.)



                                 525 French Road
                              Utica, New York 13502
                              ---------------------
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)



                                 (315) 797-8375
                                 --------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)








Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c)  Exhibits

         The following is furnished as an Exhibit to this report:

         Exhibit No.       Description of Exhibit

         99.1              Press Release dated April 22, 2004, issued by CONMED
                           Corporation



Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On  April  22,  2004,  CONMED  Corporation  issued  a press  release  announcing
financial  results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. The press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1

                                    Signature

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                               CONMED CORPORATION
                                                   (Registrant)


                                               By:/s/    Robert D. Shallish, Jr.
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                    Vice President-Finance and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer



Date:     April 23, 2004













                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit
Number         Exhibit Description

99.1           Press Release, dated April 22, 2004, issued by CONMED Corporation