UTICA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2004--CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ:CNMD) announced today that it expects to broadcast its third quarter 2004 conference call live over the Internet on Thursday, October 21, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Company also expects that forward-looking information and additional material details related to third quarter 2004 earnings and the Company's expectations on a prospective basis may be discussed during the call.

This broadcast can be accessed from CONMED's web site at www.conmed.com. Replays of the call will be made available through October 27, 2004. The Company plans to report earnings before the market opens on Thursday, October 21, 2004.

CONMED is a medical technology company with an emphasis on surgical devices and equipment for minimally invasive procedures and monitoring. The Company's products serve the clinical areas of arthroscopy, powered surgical instruments, electrosurgery, cardiac monitoring disposables, endosurgery and endoscopic technologies. They are used by surgeons and physicians in a variety of specialties including orthopedics, general surgery, gynecology, neurosurgery, and gastroenterology. Headquartered in Utica, New York, the Company's 2,700 employees distribute its products worldwide from eleven manufacturing locations.

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             Robert Shallish, 315-624-3206

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