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): July 22, 2004


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


          New York                      0-16093                 16-0977505
 ------------------------------        ----------             ---------------
(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 July 22, 2004, issued by CONMED
                   Corporation



Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 22, 2004, CONMED Corporation issued a press release announcing financial
results  for the three and six month  periods  ended  June 30,  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: July 23, 2004





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit
Number          Exhibit Description

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