UTICA, NY, Mar 03, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --

CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD) announced today that its Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Company's corporate offices, 525 French Road, Utica, NY 13502 on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 3:30 P.M. Eastern Time. Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2011 shall be entitled to vote at the 2011 Annual Meeting.

CONMED Profile

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 3,300 employees distribute its products worldwide from several manufacturing locations.

CONTACT:
CONMED Corporation
Robert Shallish
Chief Financial Officer
315-624-3206

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Investors:
Brian Ritchie
212-850-5600

SOURCE: CONMED Corporation