UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Form 11-K


ý Annual Report Pursuant To Section 15(d) Of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

OR

¨ Transition Report Pursuant To Section 15(d) Of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from ________ to _________

Commission File Number 0-16093

(A) Full title of the plan and the address
of the plan, if different from that of
the issuer named below:

CONMED CORPORATION
Retirement Savings Plan

(B) Name of issuer of the securities held
pursuant to the plan and the address
of its principal executive office:

CONMED CORPORATION
525 French Road
Utica, New York 13502



CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan
Index to Financial Statements
December 31, 2004 and 2003

Page
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
Financial Statements:
 
   Statements of Net Assets Available for
     Benefits at December 31, 2004 and 2003
 
   Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for
     Benefits for the Years Ended December 31, 2004 and 2003
 
   Notes to Financial Statements 4-7
 
Supplemental Schedule: *
 
   Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) at December 31, 2004 8-20
 
Signatures 21 
 

*
All other schedules required by 29 CFR 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under ERISA have been omitted because they are not applicable.


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Participants and Administrator of
CONMED Corporation Retirement Savings Plan

We have audited the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits of CONMED Corporation Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the CONMED Corporation Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2004, is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the United States Department of Labor Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

Respectfully Submitted,


/s/ Insero, Kasperski, Ciaccia & Co., P.C.
Certified Public Accountants
   
Rochester, New York
May 6, 2005

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2004 and 2003


             
Assets       2004     2003  
Investments    
   Mutual Funds     $ 49,746,506   $ 41,237,381  
   Common Collective Trust       11,902,863     11,330,119  
   Common Stock       6,239,092     5,822,553  
   Corporate Bonds       60,337     91,655  
   Money Market Funds       5,444,329     6,192,658  
   Participant Loans       1,952,617     1,787,040  
   Non-interest bearing cash       0     1,138  


     
     Total Investments       75,345,744     66,462,544  
     
Receivables    
   Employee Contributions       189,093     0  
   Employer Contributions       66,825     0  
   Accrued Income       509     210  


     
     Total Receivables       256,427     210  


     
     Total Assets       75,602,171     66,462,754  


     
Liabilities    
   Due to broker for securities purchased       0     1,500  


     
     Total Liabilities       0     1,500  


     
     Net Assets Available for Benefits     $ 75,602,171   $ 66,461,254  



The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Years Ended December 31, 2004 and 2003


             
        2004     2003  
Additions to net assets attributed to:    
   Investment income:    
     Interest and dividends     $ 2,231,971   $ 1,584,269  
     Net appreciation in fair    
     value of investments       4,310,091     8,920,274  
   Contributions:    
     Participants       7,025,367     5,650,937  
     Employer       1,913,803     1,772,240  


     
     Total Additions       15,481,232     17,927,720  


     
Deductions from net assets attributed to:    
   Administrative expenses       38,804     39,497  
   Distributions to participants       6,301,511     6,237,026  


     
     Total Deductions       6,340,315     6,276,523  


     
     Net Increase       9,140,917     11,651,197  
     
Net assets at beginning of year       66,461,254     54,810,057  


     
     Net Assets at End of Year     $ 75,602,171   $ 66,461,254  



The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2004 and 2003


1. Establishment and Description of Plan

 
Effective January 1992, CONMED Corporation (the “Company”) established the CONMED Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering all full-time employees of the Company and its subsidiaries who meet the service requirements set forth in the Plan document. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The following brief description of the Plan is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for more complete information.

  Administration of the Plan

 
The Company serves as Plan Administrator with full power, authority and responsibility to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan.

  Contributions

 
A participant can contribute 1 to 50 percent of his or her annual compensation, as defined, up to the maximum annual limitations as provided by the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). The Company matches 50 percent of each participant’s contribution up to a maximum of 6 percent of participant compensation. Forfeitures of terminated participants’ non-vested accounts are used to reduce employer contributions. Forfeitures reduced employer contributions by approximately $106,000 and $120,000 in 2004 and 2003, respectively.

  Participant Accounts

 
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and allocation of (a) the Company’s contribution, (b) Plan earnings and (c) administrative expenses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

  Vesting

 
Each participant is immediately vested in his or her voluntary contributions plus earnings thereon. A participant becomes fully vested in the remainder of his or her account upon the completion of five years of service.

  Investment Options

 
Participants are allowed to invest in a variety of investment choices as more fully described in the Plan literature. Participants may change their investment options on a daily basis.

  Loans

 
A participant may obtain a loan between $500 and $50,000, limited to 50 percent of his or her vested account balance. Each loan bears interest at prime plus 1 percent and is secured by a lien on the borrowing participant’s plan account. Repayment is required over a period not to exceed five years or up to fifteen years where the loan is for the purchase of a primary residence. Loan repayments are allocated among the investment options consistent with the participant’s contribution investment election.

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2004 and 2003


1. Establishment and Description of Plan (Continued)

  Payment of Benefits

 
Participants or their beneficiaries are eligible to receive benefits under the Plan upon normal retirement, death, total and permanent disability or termination for any reason other than those previously mentioned. Benefits are payable in accordance with the Plan agreement.

  Plan Termination

 
While the Company anticipates and believes that the Plan will continue, it reserves the right to discontinue the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100 percent vested in their accounts.

  Reclassification

 
To conform with financial statement groupings in 2004, certain items reported in 2003 have been reclassified for comparative purposes. This reclassification has no effect on net assets for 2003.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

  Basis of Accounting

 
The accounts of the Plan are maintained on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

  Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

 
Investments in common stock, debt securities and mutual funds are valued based upon quoted market prices in active markets. Investments in common collective trust funds are valued at the net asset value of securities held by the trust as determined by the investment manager. Cash, money market funds and participant loans are carried at cost which approximates market value.

 
The Plan presents in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits the net appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of its investments which consists of the realized gains and losses and the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on those investments. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on the trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and dividends are recorded as of the ex-dividend date.

  Contributions

 
Participant contributions and matching employer contributions are recorded in the period during which the Company makes payroll deductions from the participants’ earnings.

  Administrative Expenses

 
The Plan’s administrative expenses are paid by either the Plan or the Plan’s Sponsor as defined in the Plan document.

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2004 and 2003


2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

  Payment of Benefits

  Benefit payments to participants are recorded upon distribution.

  Use of Estimates

 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for plan benefits and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of additions to and deductions from net assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

  Risks and Uncertainties

 
The Plan provides for various investment options. Investments are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investments, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks in the near term would materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for benefits and the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.

3. Income Tax Status

 
The trust established under the Plan to hold the Plan’s assets is qualified pursuant to the appropriate section of the Internal Revenue Code, and, accordingly, the trust’s net investment income is exempt from income taxes. The Plan has obtained a favorable tax determination letter, dated July 21, 2003, from the Internal Revenue Service. The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the Plan administrator and the Plan’s tax counsel believe that the Plan, as amended, is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.

4. Investments

 
Fidelity Management Trust Company (“Fidelity”) is the trustee of the Plan. As trustee, Fidelity holds the Plan’s investment assets and executes investment transactions.

 
Investments representing 5 percent or more of the net assets available for plan benefits at December 31, 2004 and 2003 consist of the following:

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2004 and 2003


4. Investments (Continued)

2004 2003
Units Current
Value
Units Current
Value
  CONMED Corp. Common Stock       142,613   $ 4,053,062     150,913   $ 3,591,729
Fidelity Equity Income Fund       143,116     7,553,676     131,846     6,559,316
Fidelity Aggressive Growth Fund       479,204     7,954,778     482,021     7,196,574
Fidelity Retirement Money    
   Market Fund       3,902,766     3,902,766     4,311,247     4,311,247
Fidelity Managed Income    
   Portfolio Fund       11,902,863     11,902,863     11,330,119     11,330,119
Spartan U.S. Equity Index Fund       167,846     7,193,900     170,803     6,731,350
Fidelity Investment Grade    
   Bond Fund       581,521     4,378,851     572,230     4,320,340
Fidelity Puritan Fund       322,931     6,119,546     243,712     4,501,365
Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund       163,900     6,596,979     140,868     4,927,564

 
Net appreciation in the fair value of investments for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 was as follows:

2004
 
2003
 
Mutual funds     $ 3,698,287   $ 7,594,350  
Common stocks       611,804     1,325,924  


      $ 4,310,091   $ 8,920,274  


5. Transactions with Parties-in-Interest

 
As of December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Plan held certain securities issued by the Company as follows:

December 31, 2004 December 31, 2003
Number
of
Shares
Fair
Value
 
Number
of
Shares
Fair
Value
 
CONMED Corp.                    
  Common Stock       142,613   $ 4,053,062     150,913   $ 3,591,729  

 
In addition, certain assets of the Plan are invested in funds managed by Fidelity. Fidelity is the trustee of the Plan and, therefore, is considered to be a party-in-interest.

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan

Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2004



Identity of Issue/Description of Investment Units Fair
Value
           
    FAM Value Fund**       59,333   $ 2,767,896
    Fidelity Puritan Fund**       322,931     6,119,546
    Fidelity Equity Income Fund**       143,116     7,553,676
    Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund**       581,521     4,378,851
    Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund**       163,900     6,596,979
    Fidelity Aggressive Growth Fund**       479,204     7,954,778
    Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund**       12,562     326,998
    Fidelity Diversified International Fund**       95,010     2,721,100
    Legg Mason Value Trust Fund       3,181     223,436
    Spartan U.S. Equity Index Fund**       167,846     7,193,900
    Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio Fund**       11,902,862     11,902,863
    CONMED Corporation Common Stock **       142,613     4,053,062
    Held in Brokerage Link Account *       *     5,380,397
    Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund**       3,902,766     3,902,766
    Fidelity Freedom Funds**       107,453     1,350,602
    Needham Growth Fund       21,114     658,134
    Interest Bearing Cash Accounts       308,143     308,143
    Participant loans, interest rates from 5.25% to    
        10.50% and maturities from 2005 to 2013             1,952,617

                                                                                                                          $ 75,345,744




*
**
See pages 9-20 for detail of assets held in the brokerage link account.
Denotes party-in-interest

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
Brokerage Link Account
December 31, 2004

Security Description    Shares Fair Value
             
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC       700   $ 1,876  
     
ADE CORP       605     11,326  
     
ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC       200     3,878  
     
AT&T CORP NEW       10     191  
     
ACCLAIM ENTMT INC COM       201     0  
     
ADOLOR CORP       750     7,440  
     
ADTRAN INC       100     1,914  
     
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC       500     11,010  
     
AEROFLEX INC       200     2,424  
      
AGERE SYS INC CL A       6     8  
     
AGERE SYS INC CL B       104     140  
     
AGILENT TECH INC       276     6,652  
     
AKAMAI TECH       1,000     13,030  
     
ALAMOSA HLDGS INC       775     9,664  
     
ALPINE REALTY INCOME & GROWTH Y       2,834     61,295  
     
ALPHA HEDGED STARTEGIES FUND       3,562     42,173  
     
ALTRIA GROUP INC NFS LLC       40     2,444  
     
AMERICAN BONANZA GOLD MING CORP CL A       7,250     1,022  
      
AMGEN INC       100     6,415  
     
AMYLIN PHARM INC       100     2,336  
     
ANADARKO PETE CORP       200     12,962  
     
APEX SILVER MINES LIMITED       200     3,436  
     
APPLIED MATERIALS INC       20     342  
     

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
Brokerage Link Account
December 31, 2004

Security Description    Shares Fair Value
             
APOLLO GOLD CORP       3,000     2,460  
     
ARTISAN INTERNAT'L       1,143     25,301  
     
ARTISAN MID CAP VALUE       4,237     71,851  
     
ASK JEEVES INC       50     1,338  
     
AT HOME CORP SER A       41     0  
     
ATHLONE MINERALS LTD       2,500     748  
     
ATMEL CORP NFS LLC       1,000     3,920  
     
AVAYA INC NFS LLC       32     550  
     
BARON SMALL CAP FD       2,858     63,113  
     
BAXTER INTL INC       50     1,727  
     
BELL MICROPRODUCTS INC       200     1,924  
     
BEMA GOLD CORP       1,000     3,050  
     
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B       2     5,872  
     
BEVERLY HILLS FILM STUDIOS NEW       10     1  
      
BEYOND CORP COM NEW       86     0  
     
BIOMIRA INC       100     241  
     
BLUEFLY INC       300     696  
     
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC       150     5,333  
     
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB NFS LLC       14,523     372,079  
     
BROADVISION INC COM NEW NFS LLC       116     319  
     
CMGI INC FRMLY CMG       8,890     22,670  
     
CALAMOS MARKET NEUTRAL CLASS A       18,126     244,877  
     
CALPINE CORP NFS LLC       10,000     39,400  

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
Brokerage Link Account
December 31, 2004

Security Description    Shares Fair Value
             
CARDINAL HEALTH INC       335     19,480  
     
CATALINA MKTG CORP       150     4,445  
     
CEPHEID       85     845  
     
CHEVRONTEXACO CORP       600     31,506  
     
CHILMARK ENTMT GROUP INC       2,000     10  
     
CISCO SYS INC NFS LLC       2,147     41,480  
     
CITIGROUP INC       133     6,408  
     
CITIGROUP INC INTERNOTES       10,000     9,930  
     
CITIGROUP INC GLBL SR NT       10,000     9,955  
     
CLIPPER       315     28,204  
     
COEUR D ALENE MINES CORP       3,560     13,991  
     
COMCAST CORP NEW CL A       17     566  
     
COMMERCE ONE INC DEL COM NEW       2,218     333  
     
CORNING INC       450     5,297  
     
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP       50     2,421  
     
CRYO-CELL INTL INC       725     3,052  
     
CUSAC GOLD LTD FRMLY CUSAC GOLD       18,250     2,373  
     
DEEP WELL OIL & GAS INC       4,000     2,400  
     
DELL INC       260     10,956  
     
DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW       80     3,114  
     
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING INC       300     12,015  
     
DIGITAL LIGHTWAVE INC       3,880     5,122  
     
DIVERSIFIED FINL RES CORP       64,000,000     0  

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
Brokerage Link Account
December 31, 2004

Security Description    Shares Fair Value
             
DODGE & COX STOCK       1,162     151,341  
     
DOUBLECLICK INC NFS LLC       158     1,229  
     
DOVER DOWNS GAMING & ENTMT INC       70     917  
     
DOVER MOTORSPORTS INC       100     573  
     
DRDGOLD LTD SPON ADR       6,000     9,240  
     
DREYFUS EMERGING LEADERS FUND       748     33,089  
     
DREYFUS EMERGING MARKETS       647     12,683  
     
DYNERGY INC       500     2,310  
     
EAGLE BROADBAND INC       400     264  
     
EDULINK INC       30,000     0  
     
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDS INC       350     6,916  
     
ENRON CORP       2,000     0  
     
ETOYS INC       200     0  
      
EXODUS COMMUNICATIONS INC       400     0  
      
FELLOWS ENERGY LTD       500     445  
     
FIDELITY INTERNTL SMALL CAP       407     9,464  
     
FIDELITY CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES       2,744     59,265  
     
FIDELITY FREEDOM 2010       1,067     14,532  
     
FIDELITY FREEDOM 2020       507     7,071  
      
FIDELITY GROWTH COMPANY       99     5,545  
     
FIDELITY AGGRESSIVE GROWTH       350     5,801  
     
FIDELITY BLUE CHIP GROWTH       82     3,413  
     
FIDELITY DIVIDEND GROWTH       1,495     42,593  

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
Brokerage Link Account
December 31, 2004

Security Description    Shares Fair Value
             
FIDELITY JAPAN SMALLER COMPANIES       3,419     43,009  
     
FIDELITY SELECT ENERGY       603     19,617  
     
FIDELITY SELECT TECHNOLOGY       300     18,030  
     
FIDELITY SELECT BIOTECHNOLOGY       41     2,336  
     
FIDELITY CASH RESERVES       1,233,420     1,233,420  
     
FINISAR CORP       7,240     16,507  
     
FLEXTRONICS INTL INC ISIN       300     4,146  
     
FOUNDRY NETWORKS INC       500     6,580  
     
FRANKLIN MNG INC       48,491     145  
     
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC       23     422  
     
FRIEDMAN BILLINGS RAMSEY GROUP INC       1,200     23,268  
     
GAP INC       1,100     23,232  
     
GEMSTAR TV GUIDE INTL INC       1,300     7,696  
     
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO       480     17,520  
      
GENUITY INC CL A NEW       5     0  
     
GERON CORP       2,000     15,940  
     
GLENAYRE TECHOLOGIES INC       1,800     3,924  
     
GLOBAL ENERGY GROUP INC       10,699     1,605  
     
GOLDCORP INC NEW       1,500     22,560  
     
GOLDEN PATRIOT CORP       5,250     473  
     
GRACE W R & CO       100     1,361  
     
GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA CLASS A       380     10,406  
     
HARBOR CAPITAL APPRECIATION       2,919     83,684  

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
Brokerage Link Account
December 31, 2004

Security Description    Shares Fair Value
             
HARMAN INTL INDS INC NEW       300     38,100  
     
HARVARD SCIENTIFIC CO       100     0  
     
HEWLETT-PACKARD CO DE       400     8,388  
     
HOME DEPOT INC       240     10,258  
     
HONEYWELL INTL INC       500     17,705  
     
HUFFEY CORP       2,000     200  
     
HUMANA INC       200     5,938  
     
IBIS TECHNOLOGY CORP       866     3,222  
     
IBISES INTL INC NEW       1,000     60  
     
IMPLANT SCIENCES CORP       14     137  
     
IMFOCROSSING INC       200     3,386  
     
INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORP       61     2,253  
     
INTEL CORP       2,514     58,802  
     
INTELLISYNC CORP       1,000     2,040  
     
INTERIORS INC CL A       5,000     0  
      
INTL BUSINESS MACH       1,055     104,002  
     
INTL SPEEDWAY CL A       100     5,280  
     
INTERNET CAP GROUP INC       9     81  
     
INVESCO TECHNOLOGY CLASS II       156     3,975  
       
ITRONICS INC       8,000     440  
     
JDS UNIPHASE CORP NFS LLC       520     1,648  
     
JP MORGAN CHASE & CO       6     234  
     
JABIL CIRCUIT INC       1,502     38,421  

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
Brokerage Link Account
December 31, 2004

Security Description    Shares Fair Value
             
JAMESON INNE INC       3,310     6,521  
     
JANUS OLYMPUS       93     2,664  
     
JOHNSON & JOHNSON       1,300     82,446  
     
JUNIPER NETWORKS INC       175     4,758  
     
KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS INC       100     1,970  
     
KENSEY NASH CORP       1,000     34,530  
     
KEY GOLD CORP       300     372  
     
KYPHON INC       84     2,164  
     
LARGE SCALE BIOLOGY CORP       2,500     3,150  
     
LEAR CORP       100     6,101  
     
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC       100     339  
     
LILLY ELI & CO       40     2,270  
     
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP       11     611  
     
LUCENT TECH INC       18,237     68,571  
     
MBNA CORP       300     8,457  
     
MTS MEDICATION TECH INC       17     125  
     
MARVEL ENTERPRISES INC       1,000     20,480  
     
MATTHEWS ASIAN GROWTH & INCOME FUND       2,319     36,687  
     
MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC       24     998  
     
MEDTRONIC INC       350     17,385  
     
MERCK & CO INC       300     9,642  
     
MERIDIAN FUND       1,742     64,865  
     
MERRILL LYNCH NTS       25,000     28,852  

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
Brokerage Link Account
December 31, 2004

Security Description    Shares Fair Value
             
MESA AIR GROUP INC       200     1,588  
     
MICROSOFT CORP       1,206     32,224  
     
MIRACLE ENTERTAINMENT INC       16,625     0  
     
MIRAVANT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY       536     509  
     
MOTOROLA INC       218     3,750  
     
MOTOROLA INC NOTES       10,000     11,600  
     
NQL INC       1,000     0  
     
NABI BIOPHARMACEUTICALS       500     7,325  
     
NANOGEN INC       500     3,680  
     
NANOPHASE TECH CORP       10     89  
     
NASDAQ 100 TR UNIT SER 1       550     21,953  
     
NEEDHAM GROWTH FUND       196     6,105  
     
NEORX CORP       1,162     2,429  
     
NETWORK ENGINES INC       200     558  
     
NEW PLAN EXCEL REALTY TR INC       300     8,124  
     
NOKIA CORP ADR       634     9,935  
     
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP NEW (HOLDING CO)       154     534  
     
NORTHEAST INVESTORS TRUST       21,317     167,766  
     
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP       190     10,328  
     
OAKMARK SELECT       5,911     197,129  
     
OCEANEERING INTL INC       200     7,464  
     
OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS PRODS       2,260     5,650  
     
ORACLE CORPORATION NFS LLC       550     7,546  

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
Brokerage Link Account
December 31, 2004

Security Description    Shares Fair Value
             
PLX TECHNOLOGY INC       100     1,040  
     
PMC-SIERRA INC NFS LLC       280     3,150  
     
PACIFIC RIM MINING CORP       11,550     6,699  
     
PACKETEER INC       719     10,390  
     
PAINCARE HLDGS INC       6,350     19,558  
     
PARADYNE NETWORKS INC       2,300     8,257  
     
PARAFIN CORP       1,000     370  
     
PARNASSUS EQUITY INCOME PORTFOLIO       2,160     54,006  
     
PCCW LTD NEW ISIN       100     60  
     
PETROLEUM GEO SVCS ASA NEW SPON ADR       3     186  
     
PFIZER INC       600     16,134  
      
PHYSIOMETRIX INC       3,700     4,033  
     
PIMCO REAL RETURN ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS       4,121     47,349  
     
PRIMUS TELECOMMS GP       5     16  
     
QLOGIC CORP NFS LLC       400     14,692  
     
QUALCOMM INC NFS LLC       994     42,146  
      
QWEST COMM INTL INC       100     444  
     
RAMBUS INC NFS LLC       240     5,520  
      
RAYTHEON CO COM NEW       100     3,883  
     
REALNETWORKS INC NFS LLC       600     3,972  
     
RS GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES       3,157     78,044  
     
SBC COMMUNICATIONS       156     4,011  
     
S&P 500 DEPOSITORY RECEIPT       15     1,813  

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
Brokerage Link Account
December 31, 2004

Security Description    Shares Fair Value
             
SPSS INC       33     516  
     
SAFESCRIPT PHARMACIES INC       2,000     14  
     
ST PAUL COS INC       4     148  
     
SANDISK CORP       300     7,491  
     
SAP AG SPON ADR       100     4,421  
     
SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED       100     6,695  
     
SCHWAB CHARLES CORP NEW       400     4,784  
     
SELECTED AMERICAN SHARES       1,308     48,210  
     
SELECTED SPECIAL SHARES       2,532     31,495  
     
SEQUENOM INC       4,430     6,379  
     
SHAMAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC       44,070     0  
     
SHES GOT NETWORK INC       700     0  
     
SILICOM LTD       400     1,088  
     
SILICON GRAPHICS INC       2,000     3,460  
     
SILICON VALLEY RESEARCH INC       2,000     0  
     
SILVERADO GOLD MINES LTD       10,000     620  
        
SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO INC       2,300     17,526  
     
SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE INC       200     1,790  
     
SOMERA COMM INC       3,500     4,445  
      
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY       200     10,138  
     
SPRINT CORP (FON GROUP)       25     621  
     
STEEL DYNAMICS INC       300     11,364  
     
STRYKER CORP       68     3,281  

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
Brokerage Link Account
December 31, 2004

Security Description    Shares Fair Value
             
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC NFS LLC       346     1,865  
     
SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES INC       90     125  
     
TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC       160     1,888  
     
TEXAS CAP BANCSHARES INC       100     2,162  
     
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC       500     12,310  
     
3DFX INTERACTIVE INC       200     4  
     
3COM CORP NFS LLC       1,005     4,191  
     
3M COMPANY       6     492  
     
TIME WARNER INC       496     9,647  
     
TORRENT ENERGY CORP       500     565  
     
TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX INC       19     805  
     
TWEEDY BROWN GLOBAL VALUE FUND       2,678     62,106  
     
TYCO INTL LTD NEW       940     33,596  
     
UNITED PARCEL SVC INC       120     10,255  
     
URBAN OUTFITTERS INC       600     26,640  
     
US GOLD SHARES       442     3,604  
     
VA LINUX SYS INC       150     375  
     
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS       200     8,102  
     
VEITAS SOFTWARE CORP       400     11,420  
     
VERSANT CORP       3,050     2,928  
     
VERTICAL COMPUTER SYSTEM INC       1,000     0  
     
VIRAGEN INC       100     100  
      
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTR CORP       1,000     3,530  

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CONMED Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
Brokerage Link Account
December 31, 2004

Security Description    Shares Fair Value
             
WAL-MART STORES INC       90     4,754  
     
WANNIGAN CAP CORP       14     4  
     
WASHINGTON MUTUAL INC       300     12,684  
     
WAVE SYSTEMS CORP CL A       139     159  
     
WEGENER CORP       2,820     7,050  
     
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW       200     12,430  
     
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP       1,000     10,840  
     
WHEATON RIVER MINERALS LTD       4,200     13,692  
     
WIND RIV SYS INC NFS LLC       100     1,355  
     
WORLDCOM INC GA NEW WORLDCOM GROUP COM       20,690     0  
     
WORLDCOM INC GA (MCI GROUP)       84     0  
     
WRIGHT MED GROUP INC       3,000     85,500  
      
XO COMMUNICATIONS IN C CL-A       5,000     0  
     
XCEL ENERGY INC COM       150     2,730  
      
XCELERA.COM INC ISIN       100     31  
     
XYBERNAUT CORP       200     246  
     
YAHOO INC NFS LLC       219     8,252  
     
ZIMMER HLDGS INC       1,410     112,964  
       
 
     
TOTAL ACCOUNT MARKET VALUE           $ 5,380,397  
       
 

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan Administrator has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 CONMED CORPORATION
 Retirement Savings Plan



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

Date: June 22, 2005

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