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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Garner Todd W.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CONMED CORP [CNMD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CONMED CORPORATION, 525 FRENCH ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/02/2018 (Street) UTICA, NY 13502 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Options To Purchase Common Stock

$ 50.61

01/02/2018

A

48,000

(1)

01/02/2028

Common Stock

48,000

$ 0

48,000

D

Rsus (restricted Stock Units)

$ 0

01/02/2018

A

8,000

(2)

01/02/2028

Common Stock

8,000

$ 0

8,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Garner Todd W. C/O CONMED CORPORATION 525 FRENCH ROAD UTICA, NY 13502			Executive Vice President & CFO

Signatures

Sarah M. Oliker for Todd W. Garner by Power of Attorney		01/04/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each Stock Option represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock, par value $0.001, per share of Conmed Corporation (the "Company") and was granted outside of the Company's existing equity plan as "employment inducement grants" under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and vest in equal amounts (20%) over a five year period on the January 2 anniversary date of the award, as further described in the Current Report filed with the SEC by the Company on January 2, 2018.
(2)	Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of Conmed Corporation (the "Company") and was granted outside of the Company's existing equity plan as "employment inducement grants" under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and vest in equal amounts (25%) over a four year period on the January 2 anniversary date of the award, as further described in the Current Report filed with the SEC by the Company on January 2, 2018.

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