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      with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2006</font></div>
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      No. 333-_____</font></div>
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      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong></font></div>
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      D.C. 20549</strong></font></div>
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      S-8</strong></font></div>
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      STATEMENT</strong></font></div>
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      SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</strong></font></div>
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      CORPORATION</strong></font></div>
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      Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font></div>
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                York</strong></font></div>
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                or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</font></div>
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      French Road</strong></font></div>
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      New York 13502-5994</strong></font></div>
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      of Principal Executive Offices)</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>CONMED
      Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan</strong></font></div>
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      Title of the Plan)</font>&#160;</div>
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      S. Jonas, Esq.</strong></font></div>
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      Corporation</strong></font></div>
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      French Road</strong></font></div>
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      New York 13502-5994</strong></font></div>
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      797-8375</strong></font></div>
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                of Securities</strong></font></div>
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                Stock, par value $.01 per share, issued under CONMED Corporation
                2006
                Stock Incentive Plan</strong></font></div>
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                19,640,000</font></div>
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                2,102</font></div>
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      Registration Statement also relates to an indeterminate number of additional
      shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to anti-dilution and
      adjustment provisions of the CONMED Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive
      Plan.</strong></font></div>
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      solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule
      457
      based upon the average of the high and low prices reported on the Nasdaq Stock
      Market on August 3, 2006, $19.64 per share.</strong></font></div>
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      permitted by Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), this registration statement omits the information specified
      in Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in
      Part I will be delivered to the participants in the plans covered by this
      registration statement as required by Rule 428(b). Such documents are not being
      filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) as part of
      this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements
      pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act.</font></div>
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      Statement on Form 8-A, filed on August 5, 1987 pursuant to the Exchange
      Act.</font></div>
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      documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)
      of
      the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to
      the
      filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which
      indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters
      all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
      reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
      filing of such documents.</font></div>
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      statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
      by
      reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
      of
      this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
      (or
      in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed
      to
      be incorporated by reference herein) modifies or supersedes such statement.
      Any
      such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
      modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
      Statement.</font></div>
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      validity of the Common Stock registered hereby, shares of which are issuable
      by
      the Registrant pursuant to the CONMED Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan,
      is
      being passed on by Daniel S. Jonas, Vice President-Legal Affairs and General
      Counsel of the Company, who as an executive officer of the Registrant is a
      beneficiary under the CONMED Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.</font></div>
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      corporation may indemnify an officer or director, in the case of third party
      actions, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable
      expenses and, in the case of derivative actions, against amounts paid in
      settlement and reasonable expenses, if the director or officer &#8220;acted, in good
      faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in . . . the best
      interests of the corporation&#8221; and, in the case of criminal actions, in addition,
&#8220;had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.&#8221; Statutory
      indemnification may not be provided in derivative actions in respect of a
      threatened action, or a pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed
      of, or any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
      adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that
      the
      court in which the action was brought, or, if no action was brought, any court
      of competent jurisdiction, </font></div>
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        settlement and expenses as the court deems proper.</font></div>
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      December 26, 1990, provide a broader basis for indemnification in accordance
      with and as permitted by BCL Article 7.</font></div>
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      threatened to be made a party to any action or proceeding, whether civil or
      criminal, by reason of the fact that such person or such person&#8217;s testator or
      intestate is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or serves or
      served at the request of the Corporation, any other corporation, partnership,
      joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise in any capacity,
      against judgments, fines, penalties, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable
      expenses, including attorneys&#8217; fees, incurred in connection with such action or
      proceeding, or any appeal therein, provided that no such indemnification shall
      be made if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to such person
      establishes that his or her acts were committed in bad faith or were the result
      of active and deliberate dishonesty and were material to the cause of action
      so
      adjudicated, or that he or she personally gained in fact a financial profit
      or
      other advantage to which he or she was not legally entitled, and provided
      further that no such indemnification shall be required with respect to any
      settlement or other nonadjudicated disposition of any threatened or pending
      action or proceeding unless the Corporation has given its prior consent to
      such
      settlement or other disposition.</font></div>
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      Corporation may advance or promptly reimburse upon request any person entitled
      to indemnification hereunder for all expenses, including attorneys&#8217; fees,
      reasonably incurred in defending any action or proceeding in advance of the
      final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of
      such
      person to repay such amount if such person is ultimately found not to be
      entitled to indemnification or, where indemnification is granted, to the extent
      the expenses so advanced or reimbursed exceed the amount to which such person
      is
      entitled, provided, however, that such person shall cooperate in good faith
      with
      any request by the Corporation that common counsel be utilized by the parties
      to
      an action or proceeding who are similarly situated unless to do so would be
      inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between or among
      such parties.</font></div>
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      and no amendment of this by-law adversely affecting the right of any person
      to
      indemnification or advancement of expenses hereunder shall be effective until
      the 60th day following notice to such person of such action, and no elimination
      of or amendment to this by-law shall deprive any person of his or her rights
      hereunder arising out of alleged or actual occurrences, acts or failures to
      act
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      Corporation shall not, except by elimination or amendment of this by-law in
      a
      manner consistent with the preceding paragraph, take any corporate action or
      enter into any agreement which prohibits, or otherwise limits the rights of
      any
      person to, indemnification in accordance with the provisions of this by-law.
      The
      indemnification of any person provided by this by-law shall continue after
      such
      person has ceased to be a director, officer or employee of the Corporation
      and
      shall inure to the benefit of such person&#8217;s heirs, executors, administrators and
      legal representatives.</font></div>
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      Corporation is authorized to enter into agreements with any of its directors,
      officers or employees extending rights to indemnification and advancement of
      expenses to such person to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as
      it
      currently exists, but the failure to enter into any such agreement, shall not
      affect or limit the rights of such person pursuant to this by-law, it being
      expressly recognized hereby that all directors, officers and employees of the
      Corporation, by serving as such after the adoption hereof, are acting in
      reliance hereon and that the Corporation is estopped to contend
      otherwise.</font></div>
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      in any respect, the other provisions shall not in any way be affected or
      impaired thereby, and the affected provision shall be given the fullest possible
      enforcement in the circumstances, it being the intention of the </font></div>
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      and employees, acting in such capacities or in the other capacities mentioned
      herein, to the fullest extent permitted by law.</font></div>
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      of
      his or her duties to the Corporation also imposes duties on, or otherwise
      involves services by, such person to the plan or participants or beneficiaries
      of the plan, and excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee
      benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall be considered indemnifiable
      expenses. For purposes of this by-law, the term &#8220;Corporation&#8221; shall include any
      legal successor to the Corporation, including any corporation which acquires
      all
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      with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
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      annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration
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      pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
      advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
      indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
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      against such liabilities (other than insurance and the payment by the registrant
      of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
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      asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
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Form S-8
As
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Registration
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SECURITIES
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Washington,
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FORM
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UNDER
THE
      SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CONMED
      CORPORATION
(Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
New
                York
(State
                or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
16-0977505
(IRS
                Employer
Identification
                Number)
525
      French Road
Utica,
      New York 13502-5994
(Address
      of Principal Executive Offices)
CONMED
      Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full
      Title of the Plan)
Daniel
      S. Jonas, Esq.
CONMED
      Corporation
525
      French Road
Utica,
      New York 13502-5994
(315)
      797-8375
(Name,
      Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
CALCULATION
      OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
                of Securities
to
                be Registered
Amount
to
                be
Registered(1)
Proposed
                Maximum
Offering
                Price
Per
                Share
(2)
Proposed
                Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
                Price
Amount
                of
Registration
Fee
Common
                Stock, par value $.01 per share, issued under CONMED Corporation
                2006
                Stock Incentive Plan
1,000,000
$
                19.64
$
                19,640,000
$
                2,102
(1)
This
      Registration Statement also relates to an indeterminate number of additional
      shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to anti-dilution and
      adjustment provisions of the CONMED Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive
      Plan.
(2)
Calculated
      solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule
      457
      based upon the average of the high and low prices reported on the Nasdaq Stock
      Market on August 3, 2006, $19.64 per share.
PART
      I
INFORMATION
      REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
EXPLANATORY
      NOTE
As
      permitted by Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), this registration statement omits the information specified
      in Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in
      Part I will be delivered to the participants in the plans covered by this
      registration statement as required by Rule 428(b). Such documents are not being
      filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as part of
      this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements
      pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act.
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PART
      II
INFORMATION
      REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item
      3.
Incorporation
      of Documents By Reference
The
      following documents filed by CONMED Corporation (the "Company"), pursuant to the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") (File No. 0-16093), are
      hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a)
The
      annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005;
(b)
The
      quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2006 and
      June 30, 2006;
(c)
The
      current report on Form 8-K filed April 19, 2006; and
(d)
The
      description of the Company's Common Stock which is contained in its Registration
      Statement on Form 8-A, filed on August 5, 1987 pursuant to the Exchange
      Act.
All
      documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)
      of
      the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to
      the
      filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which
      indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters
      all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
      reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
      filing of such documents.
Any
      statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
      by
      reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
      of
      this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
      (or
      in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed
      to
      be incorporated by reference herein) modifies or supersedes such statement.
      Any
      such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
      modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
      Statement.
Item
      4.
Description
      of Securities
Not
      applicable.
Item
      5.
Interests
      of Named Experts and Counsel
The
      validity of the Common Stock registered hereby, shares of which are issuable
      by
      the Registrant pursuant to the CONMED Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan,
      is
      being passed on by Daniel S. Jonas, Vice President-Legal Affairs and General
      Counsel of the Company, who as an executive officer of the Registrant is a
      beneficiary under the CONMED Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
Item
      6.
Indemnification
      of Directors and Officers
Section
      722 of the New York Business Corporation Law (the "BCL") provides that a
      corporation may indemnify an officer or director, in the case of third party
      actions, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable
      expenses and, in the case of derivative actions, against amounts paid in
      settlement and reasonable expenses, if the director or officer "acted, in good
      faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in . . . the best
      interests of the corporation" and, in the case of criminal actions, in addition,
"had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful." Statutory
      indemnification may not be provided in derivative actions in respect of a
      threatened action, or a pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed
      of, or any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
      adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that
      the
      court in which the action was brought, or, if no action was brought, any court
      of competent jurisdiction,
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determines
        upon application that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, the
        person
        is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such portion of the
        settlement and expenses as the court deems proper.
As
      contemplated by BCL Section 721, the Registrant's By-laws, as amended on
      December 26, 1990, provide a broader basis for indemnification in accordance
      with and as permitted by BCL Article 7.
Section
      6.6 of the By-Laws of the Registrant (referred to in the By-Laws as the
"Corporation") provides as follows:
"Section
      6.6. Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify each person made or
      threatened to be made a party to any action or proceeding, whether civil or
      criminal, by reason of the fact that such person or such person's testator or
      intestate is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or serves or
      served at the request of the Corporation, any other corporation, partnership,
      joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise in any capacity,
      against judgments, fines, penalties, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable
      expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with such action or
      proceeding, or any appeal therein, provided that no such indemnification shall
      be made if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to such person
      establishes that his or her acts were committed in bad faith or were the result
      of active and deliberate dishonesty and were material to the cause of action
      so
      adjudicated, or that he or she personally gained in fact a financial profit
      or
      other advantage to which he or she was not legally entitled, and provided
      further that no such indemnification shall be required with respect to any
      settlement or other nonadjudicated disposition of any threatened or pending
      action or proceeding unless the Corporation has given its prior consent to
      such
      settlement or other disposition.
The
      Corporation may advance or promptly reimburse upon request any person entitled
      to indemnification hereunder for all expenses, including attorneys' fees,
      reasonably incurred in defending any action or proceeding in advance of the
      final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of
      such
      person to repay such amount if such person is ultimately found not to be
      entitled to indemnification or, where indemnification is granted, to the extent
      the expenses so advanced or reimbursed exceed the amount to which such person
      is
      entitled, provided, however, that such person shall cooperate in good faith
      with
      any request by the Corporation that common counsel be utilized by the parties
      to
      an action or proceeding who are similarly situated unless to do so would be
      inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between or among
      such parties.
Anything
      in these by-laws to the contrary notwithstanding, no elimination of this by-law,
      and no amendment of this by-law adversely affecting the right of any person
      to
      indemnification or advancement of expenses hereunder shall be effective until
      the 60th day following notice to such person of such action, and no elimination
      of or amendment to this by-law shall deprive any person of his or her rights
      hereunder arising out of alleged or actual occurrences, acts or failures to
      act
      prior to such 60th day.
The
      Corporation shall not, except by elimination or amendment of this by-law in
      a
      manner consistent with the preceding paragraph, take any corporate action or
      enter into any agreement which prohibits, or otherwise limits the rights of
      any
      person to, indemnification in accordance with the provisions of this by-law.
      The
      indemnification of any person provided by this by-law shall continue after
      such
      person has ceased to be a director, officer or employee of the Corporation
      and
      shall inure to the benefit of such person's heirs, executors, administrators and
      legal representatives.
The
      Corporation is authorized to enter into agreements with any of its directors,
      officers or employees extending rights to indemnification and advancement of
      expenses to such person to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as
      it
      currently exists, but the failure to enter into any such agreement, shall not
      affect or limit the rights of such person pursuant to this by-law, it being
      expressly recognized hereby that all directors, officers and employees of the
      Corporation, by serving as such after the adoption hereof, are acting in
      reliance hereon and that the Corporation is estopped to contend
      otherwise.
In
      case
      any provision in this by-law shall be determined at any time to be unenforceable
      in any respect, the other provisions shall not in any way be affected or
      impaired thereby, and the affected provision shall be given the fullest possible
      enforcement in the circumstances, it being the intention of the
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Corporation
      to afford indemnification and advancement of expenses to its directors, officers
      and employees, acting in such capacities or in the other capacities mentioned
      herein, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
For
      purposes of this by-law, the Corporation shall be deemed to have requested
      a
      person to serve an employee benefit plan where the performance by such person
      of
      his or her duties to the Corporation also imposes duties on, or otherwise
      involves services by, such person to the plan or participants or beneficiaries
      of the plan, and excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee
      benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall be considered indemnifiable
      expenses. For purposes of this by-law, the term "Corporation" shall include any
      legal successor to the Corporation, including any corporation which acquires
      all
      or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation in one or more
      transactions."
Item
      7.
Exemption
      from Registration Claimed
Not
      applicable.
Item
      8.
Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.1
Amended
                and Restated By-Laws, as adopted by the Board of Directors on December
                26,
                1990 - incorporated herein by reference to the exhibit in the Company's
                Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 7, 1991 (File No.
                0-16093).
4.2
Composite
                Version of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation - incorporated
                herein
                by reference to Exhibit 4.2 in the Company's Registration Statement on
                Form S-8, dated May 21, 1999 (File No. 333-78987).
4.3
CONMED
                Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
5
Opinion
                of Daniel S. Jonas, Vice President-Legal Affairs & General Counsel of
                CONMED Corporation, with respect to the securities being registered
                hereunder.
23.1
Consent
                of Daniel S. Jonas (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5
                hereto).
23.2
Consent
                of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24
Power
                of Attorney (included on the signature page of the Registration
                Statement).
Item
      9.
Undertakings
(a)
The
      undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To
      file,
      during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
      amendment to this registration statement to include any material information
      with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
      registration statement or any material change to such information in the
      Registration Statement;
(2)
That,
      for
      the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
      each
      such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
      relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
      at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona
      fide
offering
      thereof; and
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(3)
To
      remove
      from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
      being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
      offering.
(b)
The
      undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
      any
      liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's
      annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration
      statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
      securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
      shall be deemed to be the initial
bona
      fide
offering
      thereof.
(c)
Insofar
      as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933
      may
      be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
      pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
      advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
      indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
      and
      is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
      against such liabilities (other than insurance and the payment by the registrant
      of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
      the
      registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
      asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
      the
      securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of
      its
      counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
      of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it
      is
      against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
      adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
      OF CONMED CORPORATION
Pursuant
      to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies
      that
      it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
      for
      filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
      on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
      Utica, State of New York on this 7
th
day of
      August, 2006.
CONMED
                  Corporation
By:
/s/
                  Daniel S. Jonas
Name:
Daniel
                  S. Jonas, Esq.
Title:
Vice
                  President-Legal Affairs & General
                  Counsel
KNOW
      ALL
      MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature appears below
      constitutes and appoints Daniel S. Jonas his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
      and agent with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and
      stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
      post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the
      same
      with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with
      the
      Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and
      agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
      requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
      intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
      confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or
      substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
      to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
      has been signed by the following persons in the indicated capacities on this
      7
th
day of
      August, 2006.
Name
Title
/s/
                  EUGENE R. CORASANTI
Chairman
                  of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Eugene
                  R. Corasanti
/s/
                  ROBERT D. SHALLISH, JR.
Vice
                  President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Robert
                  D. Shallish, Jr.
(Principal
                  Financial Officer)
/s/
                  JOSEPH J. CORASANTI
President,
                  Chief Operating Officer and Director
Joseph
                  J. Corasanti
/s/
                  LUKE A. POMILIO
Vice
                  President - Corporate Controller
Luke
                  A. Pomilio
(Principal
                  Accounting Officer)
/s/
                  BRUCE F. DANIELS
Director
Bruce
                  F. Daniels
/s/
                  JO ANN GOLDEN
Director
Jo
                  Ann Golden
/s/
                  STEPHEN M. MANDIA
Director
Stephen
                  M. Mandia
/s/
                  WILLIAM D. MATTHEWS
Director
William
                  D. Matthews
/s/
                  STUART J. SCHWARTZ
Director
Stuart
                  J. Schwartz
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INDEX
      TO
      EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.1
Amended
                and Restated By-Laws, as adopted by the Board of Directors on December
                26,
                1990 - incorporated herein by reference to the exhibit in the Company's
                Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 7, 1991 (File No.
                0-16093).
4.2
Composite
                Version of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation - incorporated
                herein
                by reference to Exhibit 4.2 in the Company's Registration Statement on
                Form S-8, dated May 21, 1999 (File No. 333-78987).
4.3
CONMED
                Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
5
Opinion
                of Daniel S. Jonas, Vice President-Legal Affairs & General Counsel of
                CONMED Corporation, with respect to the securities being registered
                hereunder.
23.1
Consent
                of Daniel S. Jonas (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5
                hereto).
23.2
Consent
                of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24
Power
                of Attorney (included on the signature page of the Registration
                Statement).
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