EXHIBIT 23

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements  on Form S-8 (Nos.  33-58119,  333-48693,  333-74497,  333-78987  and
333-90444) and Form S-3 (Nos. 333-66764 and 333-122364) of CONMED Corporation of
our report dated March 15, 2005 relating to the financial statements,  financial
statement  schedule,  management's  assessment of the  effectiveness of internal
control over financial  reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Syracuse, New York
March 15, 2005